June 29, 2015 South Africa’s gold workers ‘unimpressed’ with 13% pay rise offer Gold producers offered above-inflation wages, which make up 55% of their mining costs in the country.
June 29, 2015 Greece and short positions As I wrote last week, in the run-up to the half-year precious metals’ prices face a conflict between window-dressing for the lowest possible valuation, and the systemic risk that is…
June 29, 2015 Iamgold trims 2015 output forecast over earthquake disruption at Quebec mine The Canadian miner said it expects the lower output to "adversely" impact costs at the mine.
June 29, 2015 Gold steadies as Greece fears offset by weaker euro It gave up early gains as the prospect of a Greek debt default, which hit European shares, was offset by a strengthening dollar and wariness among investors over the metal's…
June 29, 2015 Gold bulls are on borrowed time Greece is once again in the news, and may act as a catalyst for market volatility in the short term.
June 29, 2015 BHP tipped as favourite in race for Barrick’s Zaldivar mine in Chile BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar.
June 28, 2015 Market Report: Greece and short positions Hedge funds and high-frequency traders have finally forced gold into a US dollar loss this year as shown in our introductory chart, but silver is still in positive territory.
June 28, 2015 Sailing against the wind Explorers and miners are facing relentless headwinds. Progress is not easy. But despite it all, there are companies out there making headway against the tide.
June 28, 2015 New Carolin gets significantly de-risked New Carolin Gold Corp. TSX.V-LAD has acquired an additional 30% ownership in the Ladner gold project.
June 26, 2015 Burkina Faso parliament adopts new mining code Burkina Faso's transitional parliament passed a new mining code on Friday that abolishes a previous 10 percent tax break on mining company profits and obliges firms to pay into a…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
