January 19, 2011

Platinum, palladium glitter on Chinese demand

CommodityOnline reports that along with gold and silver bullion, the prices of platinum and palladium have been on an upswing, driven by […]

January 17, 2011

Gold consolidation before the next move higher

I’ve been talking to subscribers this past week about the powerful move we’ve seen in US indices as of late and the recent pattern formed in the S&P which is…

January 13, 2011

Operations to restart at Northam Platinum’s South Africa mine

Northam Platinum will resume operations at its Zondereinde mine in South Africa on Thursday after a worker was killed.

January 10, 2011

Northam halts Zondereinde ops after accident

The Platinum mine says it has suspended operations at the mine after a worker was killed in an accident. South African mining company Northam Platinum (NHMJ.J: Quote) suspended operations at…

December 9, 2010

Metals Market Mania

by Drew Shaw Metals prices have been soaring, and gained steam after the U.S. government approved a two-year extension of Bush-era tax […]

December 6, 2010

Rolling In Dough

Earlier in the week I put out an educational piece showing some historical, as well as current cup and handle formations.  These […]

November 15, 2010

Dual-purpose conveyor has high safety, control standards

A conveyor belt designed
 to carry 2,000 to 3,000 
 people a day and 480 t/h of rock at major platinum-mining company Anglo […]

November 15, 2010

Do you put your trust in politicians, central banks, with their faltering fiat currencies or do you trust gold as the ultimate store of value?

After making recent record gains, the price of gold tumbled by around $40 an ounce on Friday. Most markets reacted to rumours […]

October 25, 2010

Correcting

The G20 meetings this weekend seem to have ended as they began.  The two heavyweights are China and the US.  The US […]

October 7, 2010

Will South Africa nationalize its gold and platinum mines?

The possibility of possible nationalization of South Africa’s key mining sector rumbles on. Is this likely to happen? Julian Phillips looks at […]