January 6, 2015

Are you ready for the January effect?

As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.

January 5, 2015

BitGold raises $3.5 million from Soros Brothers, Sandstorm Gold

Blockchain is the key.

January 5, 2015

Codelco pre-tax profits down despite output increase

Pre-tax profit for the year was a bit over US$3 billion, a decline of $760 million when compared to 2013.

January 5, 2015

Silver Wheaton extends Barrick’s deadline to fulfill Pascua Lama silver deal

In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America.

January 4, 2015

Peru mining output falls in Nov on copper, silver, tin declines

Peru's mining production fell 1.05% in November as copper, silver, tin and molybdenum output declined, the government said in a preliminary report.

January 1, 2015

Canada’s mining sector braces for another challenging year

Iron ore suffered the biggest drop in the past year, losing nearly half its value to reach the lowest price in more than five years.

December 31, 2014

Time is running out for seasonal buying deals: Mickey Fulp

"You want to buy stocks when they are unknown, unloved and undervalued."

December 30, 2014

Rare earths discovered in Peru

The discovery — located approximately 95 km northwest of Cusco— contains both light rare earth elements (LREEs) and heavy rare earth elements and metals (HREEs).

December 30, 2014

Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage

Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with…

December 30, 2014

Peru environmental agency gets tougher on miners

The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of pollution cases.