Iron ore price falls to 64-month low
Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.
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Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.
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AngloGold up 22% leads gold stocks rally
Despite another drop in the gold price on Monday, battered mining stocks made gains with world number 3 leading the charge after a bullish outlook.
CHART: Silver price weakness won’t last
Silver has underperformed gold and industrial metals to such an extent that risks are now all on the upside.
Hopes for Swiss gold price boost dented
Swiss support for referendum that would force the Swiss National Bank to hold 20% of its reserves in gold falls in latest poll.
Contrarians snap up US gold, silver coins
US Mint sales of American Eagle gold coins jump 40% in October, while silver sales are on a record setting pace after soaring 87% during the month.
Gold price: ETF investors, speculators continue to exit
Hedge funds were well positioned for end-of-month gold price rout.
Vancouver gold-to-copper miner pops on Horn of Africa results
Winners were few and far between Friday, but punters couldn't resist Nevsun Resources stock after low-cost high-grade Eritrea mine delivered on all counts.
Halloween horror for gold price
Down 3% to levels last seen July 2010 with "chances increasing" of a further $100-plus decline this year.
Bears are ripping precious metals apart
Gold price below $1,200, silver falls to 56-month low.
TIMELINE: The gold price and the Fed’s rocky relationship
Tracking the Fed's impact on the gold price since the start of the global financial crisis to the end of quantitative easing.
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
The world’s 50 biggest mining stocks shrug off global turmoil hitting a combined $2.4 trillion value in Q1, but the tide did not lift all boats.