December 20, 2016 Gold price drops again as ETF investors, hedge funds flee CHARTS: Negative sentiment is swamping retail and institutional investors.
December 20, 2016 Venezuela misses payout to Spokane gold junior Gold Reserve says initial $300m payment from Venezuela government under $770m copper-gold project seizure settlement "expected in the next few days."
December 20, 2016 Newly found ‘ghost octopods’ at risk from deep-sea mining This as the creature lays its eggs on the dead stalks of sponges, attached to rocky crusts, which are rich in metals like manganese.
December 20, 2016 Ghana renews Goldplat’s licence, shares jump The renewal enables a small inventory of by-products that require further processing outside of Ghana to be shipped, which will positively impact Goldplat's earnings, analysts say.
December 20, 2016 Applying soft-rock mining concepts in hard-rock mining CAT launched a fully mechanized longwall system for continuous mining of flat and tabular deposits.
December 20, 2016 Infographic | 75 years of how Americans spend their money Consumers are the foundation of the U.S. economy, and how they choose to spend their money is a telling indicator of the overall American economic story.
December 19, 2016 Little upside for gold price in 2017 BMO Capital Markets downgrades its 2017 outlook for the gold price.
December 19, 2016 Vancouver junior mining pump-and-dump scheme exposed Volkmar Guido Hable, ex Samaranta Mining CEO, will be hauled before a BC Securities Commission panel later this month.
December 18, 2016 At least 20 killed in DRC illegal gold mine collapse Unsafe operating conditions in an unsanctioned gold mine have claimed at least 20 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
