December 18, 2013 South Africa’s key gold industry faces moment of truth Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal.
December 18, 2013 Bitcoin sinks as China tightens restrictions on trade The virtual currency is down 46% from Monday, and 60% since the historic peak of late November.
December 18, 2013 Near record shorts could set up huge Fed gold price surprise Bets made by managed money that gold will fall sets up a potential short-covering rally if the Fed delivers a taper surprise on Wednesday.
December 18, 2013 Surprise resignations from Barrick board The company announced on Tuesday that long-time directors Donald Carty and Robert Franklin had resigned with immediate effect.
December 17, 2013 Steve Yuzpe and Maria Smirnova: Why Sprott Resource Corp. sold $76m in bullion In this interview with The Mining Report, new Sprott Resource Corp. President and CEO Steve Yuzpe discusses where the company will focus its capital, and Sprott Asset Management Associate Portfolio…
December 17, 2013 $78bn fall in gold assets leads record investor exit from commodities Precious metals main reason behind record decline and outflows from commodity assets under management in 2013.
December 17, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Becoming a mine engineer The career of a mining engineer - from education to salary information.
December 17, 2013 Asanko Gold drops 10%, PMI soars 35% as companies merge The two companies will create a mid-tier producer with two Ghanian mines. Expected annual output of 400,000 ounces by 2017.
December 17, 2013 Shares of gold mine waste retreatment firm surges 28% Johannesburg-based DRD Gold is introducing new technology to extract more gold from old surface tailings.
December 16, 2013 Miners should launch a gold cartel or risk losing everything, advises Stephan Bogner It's no surprise that Stephan Bogner advises investors to hold physical metals outside the banking system, but he also advocates mining companies keeping gold on their balance sheets and forming…
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
