January 9, 2015

A steady start for 2015

Gold and silver started the year at a muted point, with gold at $1168 and silver at $15.50, from which modest rallies have developed, with gold up 4% and silver…

January 9, 2015

Chile mulls making water desalination mandatory for miners

The measure would only be imposed to miners that consume more than 150 liters (40 gallons) of water per second.

January 8, 2015

Centamin stock dives on below-expectations 2015 gold output forecast

The gold miner said it expected to produce 420,000 ounces at its only operating mine in Egypt this year, missing some analyst expectations.

January 8, 2015

The deflationary myth

With commodities now moving down into their three year cycle low I’m hearing more and more talk about deflation. This is complete nonsense.

January 8, 2015

The look and feel of Canadian venture market bottoms (1981-2014)

The bear market for commodities has brought the TSX Venture index to reach new lows in December 2014.

January 8, 2015

Platinum, palladium prices in 2015: Start your engines

The stars will again align for a rise in PGM prices in 2015, but all bets are off if... Putin.

January 7, 2015

Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto

The miner believes that while the market is oversupplied now it will tighten from 2018.

January 7, 2015

Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players

During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a…

January 7, 2015

Will the January effect give gold and silver miners a bounce?

The January Effect, the surge that small-cap companies may experience at the beginning of the year, goes back some seven decades.

January 6, 2015

Silver price in 2015: Better the devil you know

Strong fundamentals will lift the price, but all bets are off if the many ETF investors who bought between $20–$30 lose confidence and start liquidating en masse.