April 4, 2012 Precious metals investors taking big knocks adjusting to life without QE3 Gold dropped more than $57 or 3.4% an ounce in early afternoon trade while ever volatile silver tanked more than 6%. Platinum crashed through the $1,600 an ounce level and…
March 30, 2012 Zimbabwe going swimmingly for Caledonia, but platinum rights in South Africa go missing Production at Blanket in Zimbabwe doubled and the Toronto-based company said it paid direct and indirect taxes, royalties, licence fees, levies and other monies to the Government of Zimbabwe totalling…
March 25, 2012 Calling Another Bottom in Gold and Silver Stocks Sector The last time I called an important bottom in the precious metals sector was on December 29, 2011 (). Well, it's time for another important bottom. I believe the late…
March 23, 2012 Why gold can go the distance Gold’s been knocked down lately, but several enduring factors have conditioned the yellow metal for an inevitable comeback.
March 11, 2012 Do precious metal investors believe QE will be dialed back? After two days of consecutive gains, gold and silver briefly dipped into the red after Friday’s job report.
March 9, 2012 South Africa’s standalone state mining company a step closer, already hunting for deals South Africa took a step closer on Thursday to create a standalone mining company that will take charge of the government's role in the country's rich resources and with ambitions…
March 9, 2012 Zimplats targets 1 million platinum ounces a year Mines belonging to Zimplats, the Zimbabwe unit of Impala Platinum, have at least 30 years of production left in them and could deliver one million platinum ounces annually, according to…
March 8, 2012 Zimbabwe – last to leave, never mind turning off the lights – they’re already off In the 32 years of his benighted rule, Zimbabwe's President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has done more damage to the country than its white-led minority government ever did.
March 7, 2012 Are South Africa’s new platinum and silver ETNs exciting South Africa's ABSA bank plans to launch platinum and silver Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs). Will they prove to be as successful as the country's New Gold ETF?
March 6, 2012 Zimbabwe to announce Implats fate after ownership talks deadlocked State-controlled Herald newspaper says Zimbabwe's Mines and Empowerment ministers will meet on Wednesday and announce a decision on Zimplats after latest talks on black ownership ended in deadlock.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
