January 8, 2016 Top Chinese bank buys 1,500 tonne London gold vault Beijing's ICBC, the world's largest bank, is also applying to become a clearing member of the $5 trillion over the counter London bullion trade.
January 8, 2016 Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth.
January 8, 2016 Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.
January 8, 2016 Chart of the Week: “Worst start in history” In our review of the economic events of 2015, we noted that the simple turning of a calendar page does not rectify the problems of the previous year.
January 7, 2016 Anglo American teeters on the brink Fresh selloff brings year loss to 80%. Outside metal prices rebounding (aka divine intervention) and barring extending a begging bowl, what will save Anglo?
January 7, 2016 China may be regretting modest forex gold buys Given the rally in the gold price purchasing more than 19 tonnes may have cushioned the record $108 billion fall in China's forex reserves in December.
January 7, 2016 Centamin ups 2016 production target for its gold mine in Egypt The miner is one the very few bullion miners to have performed well during one of the most difficult markets conditions affecting gold producers in decades.
January 6, 2016 Private capital won’t touch mining Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.
January 6, 2016 Kaminak Gold announces positive feasibility After-tax NPV 5% of c$455 million and IRR of 37 %; average life of mine annual gold production of 184,000 ounces and all-in sustaining costs of us$550/oz au.
January 6, 2016 Gold Standard Ventures is uncovering bonanza grades in Nevada’s Carlin Trend CEO Jon Awde shares with The Gold Report readers his plans for moving the Railroad-Pinion project forward in 2016.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
