March 28, 2014

A golden opportunity coming in silver

Silver has been in a bear market for almost three years and the recent lack of strength suggests the metal could be headed for new lows. New lows are always…

March 27, 2014

Rick Rule: 12 Pressing Questions on Precious Metals and Natural Resources

Rick has recently warned investors not to become too bullish too soon – there will be more pullbacks and sell-offs ahead.

March 27, 2014

JPMorgan innocent of silver price-fixing claims- court

Investors failed to demonstrate the bank violated federal antitrust and commodities laws by having distorted silver prices.

March 26, 2014

Jeff Killeen: A picky player’s guide to a cautiously optimistic mining market

The price of gold may be enjoying a double-digit increase so far this year and some equities may even have doubled their value, but Jeff Killeen of CIBC World Markets…

March 26, 2014

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi likely to miss deadline for financing

Operator Turquoise Hill may need to ask lenders to extend financing for the $6.2 billion mine extension.

March 26, 2014

Thousands of Peruvians protest against tougher illegal mining rules

They want the government to ease a regulation that forces more than 70,000 miners to register their mining activities by April 19 or otherwise face sanctions, including jail.

March 25, 2014

Mark Lackey: What happens to a mine deferred?

The shuttering of huge copper and iron ore projects gives the Street the blues, but the resulting squeeze in supply can lead to explosive price hikes.

March 23, 2014

TIL: Alan Greenspan’s first job was a metals analyst

Former US Fed chairman shares his thoughts on Dr Copper.

March 23, 2014

Value of US mineral production decreased in 2013

Not because of lower production but lower metals prices.

March 22, 2014

Signs of recovery in India’s gold jewellery sector

But value of exports still down nearly 50% over the past 11 months due to domestic scarcity of the yellow metal.