January 3, 2017

Gold price: ETF investors start 2017 with massive offload

Since Trump's victory investors in top physically-backed gold exchange traded fund GLD have dumped 136 tonnes, liquidating another 8 tonnes on Tuesday.

January 3, 2017

CHARTS: Gold price ‘increasingly ripe for a bounce’

Hedge funds covering short positions prompt spike in gold price to three-week high on first full trading day of 2017.

January 3, 2017

Tree leaves and termites may be key to finding gold deposits

Australian researchers say acacia trees and termites that thrive in arid climate conditions can guide explorers towards rich gold deposits.

January 3, 2017

10 predictions for 2017: Gold, stocks, Trump, Putin and war

We study trends, monitor political events, consider “cui bono” in all events and give it the old college try.

January 1, 2017

SLIDESHOW: Mining on the mend – 2016 year in review

The global mining industry rebounded from multi-year lows in 2016 – MINING.com's most popular posts of the year tell the story.

December 30, 2016

CHART: Gold mining stocks breakout 2016

Shares in the world's top gold miners outperformed the gold price by a huge margin – number one Barrick Gold surged by 116% in 2016.

December 30, 2016

Gold price breaks 3-year losing streak

But measured against US stocks, gold is now the cheapest since October 2007.

December 30, 2016

Major Stock Bear Still Looms

The US stock markets spectacularly defied the odds in 2016, soaring after both the UK’s Brexit vote and US presidential election.

December 29, 2016

Australian white metal hunter up 11% after buying Bowdens

Australian silver explorer Silver Mines (ASX:SVL) is now all-in as it seeks to develop the continent's largest undeveloped silver deposit- the Bowdens Silver Project.

December 29, 2016

Kumtor good to mine through 2017

Toronto-based Centerra Gold has been granted the necessary permits and approvals for its 2017 mine plan in Kyrgyzstan.