May 21, 2014

CHART ALERT: Quiet gold market primed for break-out price move

The gold market has been uncharacteristically quite this year, but now charts show a convergence of indicators that invariably precedes a sharp move.

May 21, 2014

Flood of buying pushes Montana PGM miner to near 3-year high

Billings-based Stillwater Mining shares are up 40% since the start of the year as platinum, palladium prices surge.

May 21, 2014

Palladium price hits fresh highs: record deficit predicted

Perfectly timed launch of palladium ETFs also play huge role in the PGM's 16% price jump in 2014 to within striking distance of all-time high.

May 21, 2014

Copper miner Antofagasta optimistic despite challenging short-term market conditions

After a difficult 2013, the group says it's now in a period of consolidation, but warns it will continue to focus on reducing costs.

May 20, 2014

Ivanhoe raising C$150m in equity for Congo mines

Robert Friedland, executive chairman of the Vancouver-based company is pitching in himself.

May 20, 2014

Double bottom in for gold prices?

The unofficial national debt (when obligations like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, and now Obamacare are taken into consideration) is closer to $200 trillion.

May 20, 2014

China, India gold investment demand plunges 55%

The movement of gold from west to east has slowed dramatically new report shows.

May 20, 2014

Komatsu dealer sells hydraulic shovel, haul trucks to True Gold

Later the fleet will be augmented with a second primary excavator and eight additional trucks.

May 20, 2014

Barrick talking to new Chile minister to restart Pascua-Lama

"They’ve showed us their interest in solving Pascua-Lama’s problems and doing community work, which to us appears correct."

May 20, 2014

Community conflict can cost miners up to $20m a week

Cost cutting by mining companies may damage the viability of advancing future projects.