September 21, 2020

Monday mining massacre as gold, copper, iron ore prices tank

Gold price falls $70 an ounce, copper drops over 3% and iron ore rout accelerates, sending shares in major mining companies skidding.

September 21, 2020

Santacruz Silver shares up on Palisades investment

The resource-focused merchant bank will invest C$3 million in the silver junior.

September 21, 2020

‘Free money’ for banks as investors pile into fractured gold market

The world’s largest 50 investment banks are on track to double their income from precious metals this year.

September 21, 2020

Gold price near two-month low on Fed policy uncertainty

Spot gold dropped 3.3% to its lowest since late July, while US gold futures fell 2.7%.

September 21, 2020

Gold investors take aim at miners with returns falling short

Prominent investors are seeking to make changes at gold mining firms to better align the interest of managers, boards and shareholders.

September 21, 2020

Tesla “battery day” a possible blow to cobalt miners

Among expected announcements may be a cobalt-free battery, which will need higher quantities of less costly metals such as nickel and manganese.

September 21, 2020

Wheaton Precious Metals plans London listing

Wheaton’s planned UK listing by year-end would make it the largest metals and mining company to join the LSE since Glencore in 2011.

September 18, 2020

Gold’s rise drives Canada stock benchmark in a new direction

Eight out of 12 stocks that have been picked to join to the S&P/TSX Composite Index since June are precious metals miners.

September 18, 2020

Got gold? Bottom-barrel rates to last for years to come

The Federal Reserve expects near-zero interest rates to last at least through 2023.

September 18, 2020

TIMELINE: The rise and fall of Pascua-Lama

Chile's environmental court confirmed a final order to close Barrick Gold's huge Pascua-Lama project.