April 21, 2014 Trying to smuggle gold into India, man swallows $23,000 worth in bars Gold smuggling into India has increased dramatically since the nation hiked its import duty on the yellow metal from 4% to 15% last year.
April 21, 2014 Gold rush for mining M&A coming Talks between Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. over a deal that would have combined the world’s two largest gold producers may have broken down, but that doesn’t necessarily…
April 21, 2014 Poor Americans pick gold over stocks as the best investment A Gallup survey shows Americans picked real estate as the cream of the the long-term investment crop. Their other choices were gold, stock and mutual funds, savings accounts and CDs,…
April 21, 2014 Turnaround stories revolve around proven management Very recently, we've been subtly shifting from producers and near-producers to advanced developers.
April 21, 2014 China opens Beijing to direct gold imports The move is considered by many a threath to Hong Kong’s transit role.
April 20, 2014 Barclays is the next big bank pulling out of commodities: report The English bank is planning to sell large parts of its metals, agricultural and energy business.
April 20, 2014 Gold mining comes back to Nova Scotia The Canadian province has experienced three relatively short-lived gold rushes over the past 150 years, but the persistent issue has been profitably. Now, the problem seems finally resolved.
April 20, 2014 Peru set to regain world’s second largest copper producer place this year The South American nation lost the title to China in 2012.
April 19, 2014 How miners kept their big machines running during the downturn When we come out of this, Canadian miners will be well-positioned world wide.
April 18, 2014 WSJ: Newmont, Barrick merger talks break down World's top gold producers tried and failed again to tie-up.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am