September 4, 2013

Top miners to spend $244b in the next two years

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto seem to believe the recovery has began.

September 4, 2013

Thousands of South African gold miners on strike

Shutdown in gold production costs the country more than US$34 million a day.

September 3, 2013

Heyday of King Solomon’s copper mines proved by carbon dating

10th century BC.

September 3, 2013

Industrial production, business confidence picking up in advanced economies: OECD

Though global growth is likely to remain sluggish for a while.

September 3, 2013

Dave Forest: How to play the looming platinum supply crisis

South Africa, platinum mining giant, is about to fall off the investment map.

September 3, 2013

Copper price jumps again as global manufacturing gathers pace

Robust numbers from China. and UK output strongest in two decades are followed Tuesday by laggards Italy and Spain joining the recovery and signs of demand outstripping supply emerging in…

September 2, 2013

Gold tumbles on planned US vote over Syria

After reaching a three-month high of $1,433.83 an ounce on Aug. 28, the yellow metal fell 0.3% to $1,390.31 an ounce by 1:15 pm GMT in London.

September 2, 2013

Copper hits three-week high on China data

After two different surveys showed China’s manufacturing sector improved last month.

August 31, 2013

Neil Adshead, Ph.D., says some mining stocks are ‘sitting ducks’

What can a Doctor in Economic Geology tell you about a mining project?

August 30, 2013

Ecuador and Codelco form JV to explore close to $200bn untapped copper reserves

Ecuador’s mining chamber of commerce values the country’s total mineral wealth at $220 billion.