June 21, 2016 21 incredible uses for silver Silver is generally known for its use in coins, silverware and of course jewellery. However, today these account for less than 50% of all silver consumption.
June 21, 2016 Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.
June 20, 2016 Silver sleeping on the job The higher gold prices go the more consumers will step down to silver, more so if they think silver’s price will rise substantially.
June 17, 2016 Lundin Gold getting closer to developing Fruta del Norte in Ecuador With construction expected to start in 2018, the US$669-million Fruta del Norte project could finally begin production before the end of the decade.
June 16, 2016 CHART: Gold price bulls kept faith as hedge funds wavered Investors in physically-backed gold ETFs who kept buying all through May as futures speculators dumped positions were vindicated on Thursday.
June 15, 2016 China’s exhausting its gold reserves at 5 times the global rate New report shows China extracted nearly one fifth of its gold reserves last year – the global gold production to reserve ratio is only 3.8%.
June 15, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: The trajectory of Venezuelan hyperinflation looks familiar… Extreme shortages of food and power continue to ravage the country of Venezuela, and ordinary people have been paying the price.
June 15, 2016 Canada’s Erdene Resource sees bright future after striking gold in Mongolia The company's Bayan Khundii project went from greenfield prospect to the company’s flagship asset in roughly nine months.
June 14, 2016 Millions of Latin Americans risk sliding back into poverty New Regional Human Development Report recommends social protection, care systems, labour skills and closing historic gender, racial and ethnic gaps not resolved with economic growth alone
June 14, 2016 Egypt ancient gold mines offer clues on country’s untapped vast mineral deposits The country is said to be sitting on mineral deposits worth hundreds of billions of dollars which, once developed, could surpass oil as its main source of income.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
