June 17, 2014

Slow global growth, geopolitical tensions send gold higher

Slow global growth and increasing geopolitical tensions send gold prices higher.

June 17, 2014

Freeport, Indonesia make headway towards settling copper exports impasse

The parts agreed on basic framework for contract renegotiations for Grasberg mine.

June 17, 2014

Anglo to sell platinum mines in South Africa next year— report

Deutsche Bank has put a $1.4 billion price tag on the operations.

June 17, 2014

African Consolidated Resources raising $18m, buying Zimbabwe mine

Firm says deal means faster gold production at flagship Pickstone project.

June 17, 2014

Less correlation among commodities demands more careful selection: Philip Richards

Commodities from coal to gold once traded in close correlation, but today the graph looks helter-skelter.

June 16, 2014

Centamin legal fight over gold mine in Egypt set to end this year

Centamin issues in Egypt go back to 2012, when a court cancelled its mining license for Sukari, the firm’s only producing mine, and the country’s first large-scale modern gold operation.

June 16, 2014

New Zealand may approve underwater mine this week

Trans Tasman Resource project will vacuum iron-rich seafloor sands, to later extract the desired titano-magnetite for export to Asian steel mills.

June 15, 2014

Gold prices unlikely to settle as Iraq tensions escalate

If anything, experts agree gold will continue to build on last week's gains.

June 15, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver – the undercover super metal

Silver has a reputation for being gold’s less desirable sister, but make no mistake, silver may still be a golden opportunity to invest in.

June 14, 2014

World’s most expensive baby bottle — made of gold and diamonds

Prices go from $136,000 to $272,000, depending on the size.