March 12, 2014

South African police shot Marikana miners as they fled: lawyer

Fresh evidence contradicts South African police account of the events, which claims most died as they opened fire when striking miners charged officers.

March 11, 2014

Copper price crashes through $3 a pound

Lowest since July 2010.

March 11, 2014

Paul Adams: Investor-friendly Australian projects around the world

Rather than shoot for the stars, Paul Adams of DJ Carmichael argues that junior miners should focus on more modest projects best suited to maximizing shareholder value.

March 10, 2014

More than 25,000 investors and mining types walked into PDAC. The result was. . .realistic

PDAC curse or blessing? Fresh from the Letter Writer Presentations track at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, The Gold Report asked thought leaders to share their…

March 10, 2014

CHART OF THE DAY: Attendance at the industry’s biggest shindig and the mood of miners

A drop.

March 10, 2014

Copper, iron ore miners take huge hits

The world's largest diversified miners are sold off Monday as copper, iron ore and coking coal prices slide.

March 10, 2014

Barrick to sell off 13.5 pct of African holding

African Barrick Gold up 3.18%

March 10, 2014

Chile’s new mining minister to take the industry by surprise… or not

Aurora Williams, Chile’s new mining minister, takes office on Tuesday.

March 10, 2014

NASA is offering $35,000 in awards to asteroid hunters

The first contest in a series of many, kicks off on March 17.

March 10, 2014

Copper at 8-month low on disappointing China exports

Shanghai copper, in turn, went down beyond its 5% daily limit on Monday, hitting its lowest in more than four years.