August 13, 2014

First Majestic Silver profit up, but below estimates

Output at the company's mines reached a record 3,855,223 silver equiv. oz., up 6% from the previous quarter.

August 13, 2014

U.S., Canada and Latin America the cheapest regions to mine gold: report

A case in point: AngloGold Ashanti's Americas division produced gold at $765 per ounce, almost $100 an ounce less than its South African operations.

August 13, 2014

Oyu Tolgoi feasibility study won’t have financials or schedule

Talks ahead of September 30 funding deadline continue and feasibility study for $5bn expansion of Mongolia mine almost complete, but huge gaps remain.

August 13, 2014

Chris Thompson: Gold and silver miners that can make money now

"My view is that it's all about real return."

August 12, 2014

Protesters slam Imperial Metals over Mount Polley

"We have two once pristine lakes that are now Imperial Metals tailings ponds."

August 12, 2014

Mexico copper mine spill pollutes water supplies 40 km from US border

While Canada and the U.S. look at Mount Polley disaster's aftermath, another big spill has contaminated rivers a bit further south.

August 12, 2014

Participants in new silver fix ‘unclear’ three days before it goes live

No bank has publicly stepped forward to say they will be involved in the new silver benchmark.

August 11, 2014

AngloGold Ashanti to keep cutting costs, jobs

Firm also working to restructure Obuasi mine in Ghana.

August 11, 2014

Papua New Guinea new mining law takes away Rio’s subsidiary rights

The ruling formalizes the Bougainville province's control of its own resources, which means the national PNG mining law no longer applies.

August 10, 2014

Miners’s next move: Break out or break down?

We need to remember that gold is an anti-conventional type of investment or speculation.