October 14, 2014

South Africa considers declaring certain minerals as strategic

Under the bill, such minerals "will be sold for production costs excluding transportation. That is the mine-gate price.

September 30, 2014

September precious metal price meltdown

Fresh selling sees gold price end September down 6% vs historical average gain of 3%, silver tanks 13%, platinum drops 9% and palladium collapses 15% over the course of the…

September 25, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: A year’s extraction of metal shown next to landmarks and cities

For thousands of years of development as a species, humans never really needed to understand the real meaning behind big, unreachable numbers such as billions or trillions.

September 23, 2014

Gold up on Syria bombing, weaker dollar

Experts don't expect gains to last for long.

September 14, 2014

$8bn mining private equity needs to be spent. And soon

Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over.

September 12, 2014

Heavy precious metal shorting is bullish

The ironic thing is that futures speculators fantastic Q2 2013 gold-downside bet hasn’t worked very well since then.

September 4, 2014

Ivanhoe transfers 26% of S. Africa’s platinum project to locals

It has given 20% to 20 local groups, 3% to black entrepreneurs and managerial employees, and another 3% to historically disadvantaged South African staff.

September 3, 2014

Glasenberg pooh-poohs Anglo takeover

There's a history there of course. Just ask Mick Davis.

September 2, 2014

PGM roller coaster ride: long way down

Palladium drops sharply from 13-year highs. Sister metal platinum close to wiping out 2014 gains.

August 29, 2014

Palladium price sets fresh 13-year high

But platinum slide continues despite Ukraine escalation.