June 4, 2014

Romania deals major blow to Gabriel Resources gold mine: on hold indefinitely

The lower house of parliament rejected bill that would have allowed the firm to proceed with its Rosia Montana project.

June 4, 2014

Platinum price correction underway as strike deal edges closer

South Africa's new mines minister sees agreement to end 4-month strike by end of the week.

June 4, 2014

The effect of monetary policy on gold prices gold

There are a myriad of reasons that come into play which effect the direction of gold prices but today we will look at just one of them; the effect of…

June 4, 2014

Credit card made of solid gold issued in Europe’s Isle of Man

The 14-carat gold credit card is the world’s first backed by the precious metal itself.

June 3, 2014

Stakeholders applaud as first round of SEC conflict minerals reports filed

A coalition of NGOs and sustainable and responsible investors has released a list of criteria to assist in evaluating the reports.

June 3, 2014

Goldman Sachs in huge bullion buy from cash-strapped Ecuador

South American nation desperate to raise cash to repay $11bn borrowed from China "invests" 466,000 ounces of gold reserves worth $580m with investment bank.

June 3, 2014

Finally, good news for mining in Peru: Ricardo Carrión and Alberto Arispe

Ricardo Carrión and Alberto Arispe of Peru-based Kallpa Securities have a boots-on-the-ground view of the politics, legal battles and investment climate for precious metals mining in the Andes.

June 3, 2014

CHART: Gold price vs rates shows rally catalyst ‘already in place’

Strong inverse correlation since before the global financial crisis between inflation-adjusted US bond yields and the price of gold has broken down.

June 3, 2014

Most US companies ‘unsure’ of whether they use conflict minerals in their products

First reports submitted to the US and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seem vague.

June 3, 2014

In the long-term, gold prices will make substantial gain

Under normal circumstances, the release of bad Growth Domestic Product (GDP) figures would have induced some selling in equities, but almost every time there is negative news, particularly in the…