December 27, 2013

Colombia to seize major tungsten mine run by terrorists

The government is sending troops to seize and close a major illegal tungsten mine run by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

December 27, 2013

Millions of tons of metals stashed in shadow warehouses

The world's metal is slipping into the shadows.

December 26, 2013

Gold headed for year-end above $1,200 but worst performance in three decades

Gold is down nearly 30% for the year.

December 26, 2013

Shane Nagle: Making your portfolio pricing-pressure proof

Forget about the gold price. Forget about the copper, zinc and nickel price. Start searching out companies that can weather another few years of recovery, because it's unlikely mining companies…

December 24, 2013

Levi Spry highlights quality Australian projects that will find funding

Quality will win out, says Levi Spry, senior resources analyst at GMP Securities Australia.

December 23, 2013

The US Fed is having a very unhappy 100th birthday

Not many well-wishers on the Fed's big day.

December 23, 2013

Illegal mining is Latin America’s new cocaine

Once confined to Peru and Colombia, the shady business has spread out to neighbouring countries and is generating up to five times more revenue than drug trafficking.

December 22, 2013

Can Ontario unlock the mineral riches of the ‘Ring of Fire’

The mineral-rich area in remote Northwestern Ontario known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ has recently received a great deal of attention from the Ontario Provincial and Canadian Federal governments.

December 20, 2013

TURNING TIDE: Money flows into gold ETFs first time in 6 weeks

The Fed-inspired drop in the gold price prompted investors to buy a net 5.4 tonnes on Friday, the first increase in holdings by the world's largest gold-backed ETF since November…

December 20, 2013

Canada watchdog accuses Silvercorp short seller of fraud

Hedge fund manager Jon Richard Carnes wrote a false negative report in 2011 about the silver miner in order to profit from its falling share price.