September 1, 2016

Barrick appoints new exec to restart Argentine side of Pascua-Lama

George Bee will assume as vice president of the Argentine side of the project effective Sep. 12.

August 31, 2016

Ownership of Panguna copper-gold mine triggers fresh dispute

Conflict comes as Rio Tinto donated its majority stake in the operation to both Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville last month.

August 30, 2016

Mongolia wants Rio to speed up Oyu Tolgoi expansion

Once the underground expansion is completed Ouy Tolgoi would become one of the three largest copper mines in the world.

August 30, 2016

Barrick announces appointment of Mark Hill as Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Hill brings added technical experience to the investment review process at Barrick, complementing the economic and financial expertise of Chief Financial Officer Catherine Raw.

August 30, 2016

Scientists find way to extract gold from old gadgets

Scottish researchers say discarded items of modern life contain as much as 7% of all the world’s gold.

August 29, 2016

Correction in gold and silver underway

Technical analyst Jack Chan charts a correction in the gold and silver markets and plots his investment strategy.

August 29, 2016

BHP whistleblower paid $3.7 million

The first time the SEC has paid an Australian whistleblower in a corruption case.

August 29, 2016

Ignore Yellen and buy the dip in precious metals

Friday morning FED chair Yellen finally opened her mouth and said a whole lot of nothing.

August 29, 2016

Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines to hire strategic adviser after unsolicited interest

Shares in the Vancouver-based miner soared Monday as the firm said it would likely hire an investment bank to advise the board on all strategic options.

August 26, 2016

Striking Bolivian miners lift roadblock after killing country’s deputy minister

Rodolfo Illanes (56) was kidnapped Thursday, tortured and beaten to death according to officials.