August 13, 2015

Consolidated Woodjam Copper consolidates 100% ownership of the Woodjam Copper-gold project

Woodjam Copper will purchase all of the shares in Gold Fields’ wholly owned subsidiary, Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation (“Gold Fields Horsefly”).

August 13, 2015

Global gold demand hits six-year-low as China, India buy less

Total bullion demand dropped 12% in the second quarter of the year, due in part to directionless prices, the WGC says.

August 12, 2015

Massive buying of gold stocks as fear trade returns

Currency wars and hedge fund short covering lift gold price sending investors piling back into gold mining stocks.

August 12, 2015

Silver Wheaton shares on a tear after record quarter

Streaming company ups production 29% in Q2 and CEO Randy Smallwood says expansion opportunities abound in today's market.

August 12, 2015

Freeport cancels copper exports from Indonesia as permit expires

The company, which runs the massive Grasberg mine in Papua, has stopped exporting since last month.

August 12, 2015

Toxic mine waste spill into Animas River symptom of larger problem

A toxic mining waste spill near Durango, Colorado spewed 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater from the Gold King mine near Silverton into the Animas River last Wednesday.

August 12, 2015

Commodities, mining stocks sinking as China devalues its currency again

But gold is, so far, profiting from the situation, heading for its longest winning streak in three months.

August 11, 2015

Chinese fears send gold price to 3-week high

"Gold's best moment this year came when we saw various FX swings, lots of central banks cutting interest rates or intervening in their monetary policy."

August 11, 2015

Dr Copper making way too much of China devaluation

Bellwether copper price falls to fresh six-year low after China devalues currency, but new report says market reaction is a knee-jerk one.

August 11, 2015

China’s devaluation of Yuan hits miners, commodities

The decision of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to devalue the yuan by 1.9% sent most mining stocks and commodities down the slippery slope.