June 12, 2014

Peru’s President allegedly financed campaign with illegal mining funds

Former head of the National Federation of Artisanal Miners of Peru claims the union gave Humala's party 17kg of gold to help finance his campaign.

June 12, 2014

Platinum, palladium prices tank on strike deal

Unions representing 70,000 workers and the three largest platinum mines in the world reach wage deal to end almost 5-month long strike.

June 12, 2014

Van Eck fund manager Joe Foster is building for the upswing

Lackluster gold should find some of its sparkle in the second half of 2014, according to Joe Foster, fund manager at Van Eck Associates.

June 11, 2014

First Nevada now Turkey discovery boosts Pilot Gold shares

Vancouver junior's stock pops after discovering new copper-gold porphyry in Turkey, bringing gains this year to 74%.

June 11, 2014

Centerra comments on media reports

At this time, the company has not received official approval of the 2014 Kumtor mine plan.

June 11, 2014

Congo mines no longer controlled by warlords and militia —report

Tin, tantalum and tungsten mines used to generate $185 million a year for armed groups. Now, about two-thirds of those operations are part of peaceful supply chains, study shows.

June 11, 2014

24k gold mountain bike on sale for ‘only’ $1 million

It boasts 600 black diamonds, 500 golden sapphires and an alligator skin seat, among other extravagant components.

June 11, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: 50 interesting bitcoin facts

In previous infographics, we have covered bitcoin's history and how it works, but here is an infographic that quickly sums up 50 interesting facts on the cryptocurrency:

June 11, 2014

LME chief flags gold fix flagging

London Metal Exchange, bidding to take over administration of gold and silver fix, says its open to manipulation.

June 11, 2014

A bear raid on gold – Is that about to happen?

After some considerable selling of gold from the SPDR gold Exchange Traded Fund in the preceding months, early in 2013, Goldman Sachs came out with a warning that the gold…