January 17, 2014

Gold drives silver

Gold is not only silver’s primary driver, but its overwhelmingly dominant one.

January 17, 2014

Coeur misses 2013 silver production guidance; reports record year for gold output

The miner will also take a $770 million non-cash impairment charge.

January 17, 2014

Why the West sells gold and China buys it

The truth has everything to do with different philosophies about gold.

January 17, 2014

Newmont’s Conga opponents vandalize mine site, kidnap worker

Contract security guard was freed early Friday.

January 17, 2014

Deutsche Bank exits from gold, silver price-setting amid probe

Europe’s biggest investment bank by revenue will no longer participate in the price-setting process for gold and silver, or fixing.

January 16, 2014

Struggling small miners vulnerable to mid-sized rivals

A year of tumbling share prices and a shrinking pool of funding have left smaller mining companies vulnerable to the approaches of medium-sized rivals.

January 16, 2014

Sandstorm Gold announces 13.4 g/t over 9.5 metres at Bachelor Lake

Metanor is completing underground exploration drilling to extend the known mineralized zones and increase the mineral resources at Bachelor.

January 16, 2014

Turquoise Hill jumps 10% on robust production numbers

Year to date shares of the operator of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia is up 21%.

January 16, 2014

Eldorado Gold plans to build mines in Greece not likely to happen before May

The company's Perama Hill project still needs approval to begin construction, while its larger Skouries project keeps facing opposition.

January 16, 2014

2014 junior mining forecasts with top analyst picks

In this environment, investors should stay cautious and the focus should remain on companies with strong balance sheets, top tier management teams, and projects in safe jurisdictions.