February 5, 2013

Platinum hits 4-month peak, palladium rockets to 16-month high

Supply worries boost PGMs.

February 3, 2013

At least platinum looks good

It’s certainly a challenging time still for gold and silver but the long-term reasons for holding physical gold remain in place.

January 22, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Palladium’s supply and demand imbalance

Russia and South Africa will see decreases in production

January 18, 2013

STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame

Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.

January 13, 2013

US Treasury says there will be no trillion-dollar coin

It wouldn't be legal

January 10, 2013

Wanted: Colonists to build first human settlement on Mars

While 2012 marked the year of several outer-space mining projects, 2013 is shaping up as the era of human colonization on nearby planets.

January 8, 2013

Stop the trillion-dollar platinum coin loophole says congressman

Walden perceives that the trillion dollar platinum coins are gaining traction.

January 3, 2013

Aquarius in impressive rally

Shares of world No. 4 platinum producer Aquarius Platinum have extended recent gains, adding over 7% in the first day of trade in 2013, although charts suggest the company is…

December 28, 2012

Lonmin’s CEO resigns due to ‘serious illness’

Simon Scott is acting CEO

December 28, 2012

The five best commodities of 2012

Another year has come to an end, and another 12-month stretch of frantic commodity trading can go in the books.