February 27, 2017 Hedge funds up bullish gold price bets most since Trump win Gold builds on 15-week highs as large-scale derivatives speculators bump exposure to a rising gold price by a fifth, the most bullish move since November 1.
February 27, 2017 Cupric Canyon gets $50 million to develop Botswana mine Khoemacau mine will initially produce 50,000 tonnes of copper and 1.4 million ounces of silver a year, but future expansions could increase output to at least 120,000 tonnes of copper…
February 24, 2017 Gold, silver prices at 15-week highs as Trump trade unwinds Precious metals erase nearly all post-election losses – silver price enjoys longest weekly winning streak in more than a decade.
February 24, 2017 Pan American Silver boss just gifted $4 million to the Canadian Museum of Nature The donation by the company's founder Ross Beaty aims to enhance the museum’s national research and collections that are focused on species discovery.
February 23, 2017 Mining exploration spending drops to 11-year low Miners and explorers are only spending a third of what they did four years ago – and proportion of greenfield exploration are at record lows.
February 22, 2017 Caterpillar touts automation solutions as top miners swing back to profit The world's No.1 heavy machinery maker is telling miners not to rest on their laurels now that the industry is finally coming back up from a brutal downturn and keep…
February 21, 2017 CHART: Hedge funds diverge on gold, silver price Large scale precious metals futures speculators push bullish bets on silver to 20-week high while exposure to gold continues to be cut.
February 19, 2017 Agnico Eagle looking at hovercrafts to explore Meadowbank The owner of Canada's coldest mine is hoping to reach another milestone with an unusual piece of exploration equipment.
February 16, 2017 Zinc, lead rally bad news for silver price Silver is mainly a byproduct of zinc, lead (and copper) mining and capacity coming back on stream could see return of silver's chronic oversupply issues.
February 16, 2017 World’s largest gold project bulked up again Shares in Seabridge Gold jumps after Toronto company adds 3m ounces gold and 2.1bn pounds copper resources at its KSM project in northern British Columbia.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
