December 24, 2013

Levi Spry highlights quality Australian projects that will find funding

Quality will win out, says Levi Spry, senior resources analyst at GMP Securities Australia.

December 23, 2013

Americans take advantage of low gold price to adorn themselves in jewellery

US gold jewellery industry is seeing a big spike in sales.

December 23, 2013

The US Fed is having a very unhappy 100th birthday

Not many well-wishers on the Fed's big day.

December 23, 2013

Barrick sells Australian Plutonic mine to Northern Star

For US$22 million.

December 23, 2013

Rio considers dumping stake in Pebble mine’s owner Northern Dynasty

Through a subsidiary, Rio owns 19% of Northern Dynasty, making it the largest single investor.

December 23, 2013

Illegal mining is Latin America’s new cocaine

Once confined to Peru and Colombia, the shady business has spread out to neighbouring countries and is generating up to five times more revenue than drug trafficking.

December 23, 2013

Gold price: Hedge funds increase bearish bets again

While institutional money keeps flowing out of precious metals, retail interest in the metal may be picking up as bargain hunters return to ETFs.

December 22, 2013

Barrick announces agreement to divest Plutonic mine in Australia

Further progress in portfolio optimization process.

December 22, 2013

Norman: Wrong to use US rate to judge gold as inflation hedge

Ross Norman of Sharps Pixley says since the gold market has fundamentally shifted to India and China, high inflation there will continue to drive demand.

December 22, 2013

Can Ontario unlock the mineral riches of the ‘Ring of Fire’

The mineral-rich area in remote Northwestern Ontario known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ has recently received a great deal of attention from the Ontario Provincial and Canadian Federal governments.