June 15, 2016

Gold hits session high of $1,300 as Fed leaves rates unchanged

The metal is up more than 20% this year, but gold mining equities have doubled and the sector as a whole has returned 53%.

June 15, 2016

Kyrgyzstan ratchets up dispute against Canada’s Centerra Gold

President Almazbek Atambayev has ordered state prosecutors to review the legality of agreements signed with the company in 2003-2004 and 2009.

June 15, 2016

Canadian project tailors microbes to extract gold without harming environment

The new technique could help improve environmental outcomes as it uses bacteria instead of chemicals such as cyanide.

June 14, 2016

Peter Schiff: Fed will sacrifice dollar on the altar of the stock market

Peter said this time around, we’re not looking at a financial crisis. We’re staring down the barrel of a currency crisis.

June 14, 2016

Millions of Latin Americans risk sliding back into poverty

New Regional Human Development Report recommends social protection, care systems, labour skills and closing historic gender, racial and ethnic gaps not resolved with economic growth alone

June 14, 2016

Egypt ancient gold mines offer clues on country’s untapped vast mineral deposits

The country is said to be sitting on mineral deposits worth hundreds of billions of dollars which, once developed, could surpass oil as its main source of income.

June 13, 2016

Kinross Tasiast strike ends – no production hit

No impact on output guidance or expansion plans at West African mine as Toronto-based miner gears up for record annual production in 2016.

June 13, 2016

George Soros making big bets on gold

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger explains what is behind these moves

June 13, 2016

CHART: Metals, mining stocks outperforming all others

Gold is up more than 20% in 2016 but gold mining equities have doubled and the sector as a whole has returned 53%.

June 13, 2016

Gold price: Hedge funds pile back in

Large-scale gold futures investors jockey for bullish positions as gold price momentum builds towards $1,300 an ounce.