December 30, 2011

Except for gold and oil, commodities finish down in 2011

Most commodities, except for the heavyweights gold and oil, are poised for a down year in 2011, the first fall for this sector since the financial crisis hit in 2008.

December 30, 2011

Australian company submits EIS for US$300 million gold-silver project in Chile

Australian Laguna Resources (ASX: LRC) has submitted an environmental impact study (EIS) to Chile’s Environment Ministry's evaluation service for its US$300 million Arqueros gold-silver project in the north of the…

December 30, 2011

Should you sell gold now or will it outperform again in 2012?

December 30, 2011

Kalgoorlie Mining Company to sweeten profit margins with crushing circuit

It is reported that Kalgoorlie Mining Company has received approvals for a crushing circuit at the Bullant Gold Project enabling it to crush its own ore and cease crushing by…

December 30, 2011

Soros sees the bear behind the bullion

Gold is poised to complete its 11th consecutive annual gain, the longest winning streak in at least nine decades, on the brink of a bear market.

December 30, 2011

Outotec offers new partial roasting process to purify contaminated copper and gold concentrates

Outotec has developed a two-stage partial roasting process to remove impurities - such as arsenic, antimony and carbon - from copper and gold concentrates as a pre-treatment to actual extraction…

December 30, 2011

Gold Anomaly Limited (ASX:GOA) Crater Mountain Major Multiple Mineralisation Events Associated with Porphyry System

Gold Anomaly Limited (ASX:GOA) report that the results from NEV027 (except base metal results from 500m - 840m) has now been received and analysed, with the highlight being the pervasive…

December 29, 2011

Australian gold mining firm halts exploration in Indonesia

An Australian gold mining exploration company said yesterday it had halted activities at a project in Indonesia, after a violent protest at a nearby port last week that left two…

December 29, 2011

Professional Numismatists Guild members predict gold, silver up in 2012, but estimates vary

(Temecula, California) -- How will gold, silver and other precious metals perform in 2012?

December 29, 2011

Gold, commodities poised to rise

Michael Cuggino, manager of the Permanent Portfolio Fund, says commodities have been oversold.