June 2, 2014

Philippines eyes $1bn revenues from proposed new mining law

The new revenue-sharing scheme would see the government taking 55% of the industry's net revenues or 10% of gross revenue, whichever is higher.

June 2, 2014

UN urges talks following violent Guatemala mining protest

A local resistance movement has been trying to stop development of El Tambor gold mine.

June 1, 2014

A golden fall

Gold is in serious trouble and not something I’ll be looking to trade for some time, perhaps even many years as its bull market may be done now.

June 1, 2014

Precious metals moving closer to bottom

Though precious metals are rallying on the day we penn this, we expect more downside before a final bottom or at least […]

May 30, 2014

Kinross Gold allegedly trying to recover Ecuador mine losses

The government may renew Kinross’s rights to the concession, or at least could remove legal hurdles to the prospective sale of Fruta del Norte gold-silver project.

May 30, 2014

Mongolia mining reforms seek $1bn in coal, shale investments

The revisions to the country's mining law would increase the area available to exploration to 20%t from around 8%.

May 29, 2014

30 years after Hunt bros, scramble to take over London silver fix

The LME is among firms vying to take over spot price benchmark system, 30 years after being forced out by Hunt Brothers who famously cornered the market in the late…

May 29, 2014

IDS of Canada approved by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) for precious metals storage

IDS of Canada has satisfied IIROC's stringent requirements to become one of only eight entities suitable to hold LBMA Gold and Silver Good Delivery Bars.

May 29, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: 2014 Forbes billionaire facts and figures

Check out today's infographic on the new Visual Capitalist website.

May 28, 2014

Rio Tinto to axe hundreds of jobs at Oyu Tolgoi mine

Amid the miner's efforts to reduce costs at its gigantic copper and gold operation in Mongolia.