October 15, 2013 Friedland wants South Africa to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ for platinum In other words, he hopes to create a “Platinum Valley.”
October 14, 2013 Prices and protests: gold miners’ war on two fronts Gold has dropped over $500/oz and protest movements against gold miners around the world, with the help of social media, have become more prominent.
October 14, 2013 Turquoise Hill brings Oyu Tolgoi up to nameplate capacity Now processing 100,000 tonnes of ore per day.
October 14, 2013 Gold price pares gains as talk of market manipulation intensifies The gold price did not capitalize on the ongoing stand-off in Washington on Monday, but recovered somewhat from the massive sell order that knocked the metal to three month lows…
October 14, 2013 Tom Szabo: The peerless way to precious metal profits We are in a correction of the 2008–2011 rally and it is ongoing.
October 14, 2013 The fire fueling gold Our model tells us that the tipping point for gold is when real interest rates go above the 2-percent mark.
October 13, 2013 Art Cashin on the ‘strange happenings’ in the paper gold market "And while I am far from being a conspiracy theorist, I could see where some of the people involved in that asset class would be concerned."
October 13, 2013 Sweeping changes to Myanmar mining laws planned Less state involvement, possible lifting of ban on ore exports and smoother licensing process envisaged for South Asian nation.
October 13, 2013 The tribe has spoken: South African miners – please leave the island! Bernard Swanepoel offers some ideas on how miners can recover their reputation.
October 13, 2013 Greg McCoach says keep the best and dump the rest Get rid of the also-rans and keep and build positions in those companies that have what it takes to gain in multiples when the market recovers - and six companies…
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