August 1, 2011 Talks fail to end South Africa gold strike South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said no progress was made in talks on Monday with the Chamber of Mines to end a strike against the country's main gold producers.…
August 1, 2011 HSBC becomes first foreign bank to enter China’s gold futures market HSBC’s China banking unit has become the first and only foreign bank to be granted access to the country’s gold futures market, Reuters reports. HSBC Bank (China) received regulatory approval…
August 1, 2011 Gold shrugs US debt deal, approaches record levels after dismal economic figures Gold futures lost over $16 early on Monday after US lawmakers and the Obama administration reached an 11th-hour agreement on raising the federal debt ceiling, but quickly pared the losses…
August 1, 2011 Australia’s Norton Gold sees China’s Zijin increasing stake Australian miner Norton Gold expects its top shareholder, China's Zijin Mining , to lift its stake to 19.9%, using Norton to expand offshore, Norton's chief executive said. Zijin, China's top…
July 31, 2011 North Star property sold to Newmont Mining It's kind of a homecoming: Colorado-based Newmont Mining Corp. has purchased the North Star property south of Grass Valley, more than 700 acres that encompasses several former gold mines.
July 31, 2011 Newmont Mining’s CEO sees gold at $1,750/oz next year Newmont Mining Corp’s (NEM.N) second-quarter profit missed Wall Street expectations as higher costs and lower production offset a soaring gold price that hit a record high on Friday.
July 31, 2011 Soaring demand spotlights secret NY gold hoard If there's one place a James Bond villain -- or even some actual governments -- would love raiding today, it's the basement of a somber building in lower Manhattan: the…
July 31, 2011 Rex Minerals copper and gold prospect upgraded 25pct ABC reported that exploration company Rex Minerals has upgraded by 25% the size of a proposed copper and gold mine near Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada.
July 31, 2011 Europe’s elusive gold reserves: Are Greece, Portugal sitting on billions of dollars? Europe’s elusive gold reserves: are Greece, Portugal sitting on billions of dollars? The first thing any insolvent private person is forced to do is relinquish the family silver. But other…
July 31, 2011 U.S. debt ceiling crisis only a minor player in gold and silver prices Right now the markets are really starting to wind up over the debt ceiling confrontations. The weekend of U.S. political strife is on the world. It is so easy for…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
