December 18, 2013 The mirage called a ‘US economic recovery’ Here’s what is really happening in the U.S. economy.
December 18, 2013 Gold price swings wildly after Fed’s surprise taper The US Federal Reserve surprised the market and announced it's throttling its quantitative easing program that has pumped $4 trillion of easy money into the US economy.
December 18, 2013 Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.
December 18, 2013 Surprise resignations from Barrick board The company announced on Tuesday that long-time directors Donald Carty and Robert Franklin had resigned with immediate effect.
December 17, 2013 Steve Yuzpe and Maria Smirnova: Why Sprott Resource Corp. sold $76m in bullion In this interview with The Mining Report, new Sprott Resource Corp. President and CEO Steve Yuzpe discusses where the company will focus its capital, and Sprott Asset Management Associate Portfolio…
December 17, 2013 $78bn fall in gold assets leads record investor exit from commodities Precious metals main reason behind record decline and outflows from commodity assets under management in 2013.
December 16, 2013 Miners should launch a gold cartel or risk losing everything, advises Stephan Bogner It's no surprise that Stephan Bogner advises investors to hold physical metals outside the banking system, but he also advocates mining companies keeping gold on their balance sheets and forming…
December 16, 2013 Rio Tinto says Chinese now make ‘much higher quality’ mining equipment The CEO of world number two miner Rio Tinto said the quality of Chinese mining equipment is catching up and in some instances surpassing that of the major US manufacturers.
December 16, 2013 Primero Mining buys Brigus Gold for $208 million The transaction creates a diversified, Americas-based mid-tier gold producer that would generate the equivalent of 250,000 to 270,000 ounces of gold next year.
December 16, 2013 Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am