January 15, 2013

U.S. debt ceiling: Platinum and gold are not the answer

Ridiculous platinum coins and the nation’s gold reserves appear to be off the table.

January 15, 2013

Amplats shuts mines, axes 14,000 jobs and sends platinum prices skyrocketing

As part of a long-awaited review of its operations in South Africa, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has decided to close and sell off several of its mines, leaving over 14,000…

January 14, 2013

Gold and platinum on the brink of parity

Platinum gets a boost as prospects for the global economy improve

January 13, 2013

US Treasury says there will be no trillion-dollar coin

It wouldn't be legal

January 11, 2013

Impala Platinum sells 51% stake in Zimbabwe unit to locals

Impala Platinum (LON:IPLA), the world's second-largest platinum miner, will retain the remaining 49% in its Zimbabwean operation.

January 11, 2013

Trillion dollar coin will be equivalent in mass to ballistic missile submarine: Fox News

Fox News commits egregious blunder by confusing the denominated value of a coin with the value of its constituent metals

January 10, 2013

South African miners better find business somewhere else: report

But companies do not need to go too far, say experts, as there are plenty of opportunities inside Africa.

January 10, 2013

Gold makes a move

Silver is up 2.22% to $30.86/oz and platinum gained 2.32% to $1,629/oz.

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 9, 2013

How the US trillion-dollar coin would work

Former US Mint director outlines the process