January 12, 2016

One reason why no-one’s buying bargain mines

Volatility and fair value.

January 12, 2016

Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military

Codelco chairman, Oscar Landerretche, wants the government to scrap the country’s Copper Law, which forces the firm to give 10% of its annual export revenue to the Armed Forces.

January 12, 2016

Endeavour silver production above expectations, but gold falls

It mined 7.2 million ounces of silver last year, or about the same than in 2014, but gold output fell 4% to 60,000 ounces.

January 11, 2016

Hedge funds have never been this bearish on commodities

Gold is the big exception with managed money futures investors slashing bearish bets on the gold price by 44%.

January 11, 2016

How does Jayant Bhandari maximize returns and minimize risk?

Bhandari explains why much of the world's populace is already chasing gold and why a smattering of junior gold equity names offer more than what a market in turmoil might…

January 8, 2016

Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal

What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth.

January 8, 2016

Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets

Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.

January 8, 2016

Chart of the Week: “Worst start in history”

In our review of the economic events of 2015, we noted that the simple turning of a calendar page does not rectify the problems of the previous year.

January 7, 2016

Centamin ups 2016 production target for its gold mine in Egypt

The miner is one the very few bullion miners to have performed well during one of the most difficult markets conditions affecting gold producers in decades.

January 6, 2016

Private capital won’t touch mining

Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.