March 4, 2013

Hecla Mining offers $774 million for Aurizon Mines

Friendly bid comes barely a month after the Vancouver-based company rejected a hostile offer from fellow Canadian miner Alamos God.

March 4, 2013

Investment in mining exploration to plummet, juniors the most affected: report

After three years of booming investment in mining exploration, the industry is set to cut down significantly on it this year.

March 4, 2013

Some political considerations for silver prices

Silver prices have now traded sideways for around 16 months.

March 1, 2013

Turquoise Hill jumps 11% after allaying Oyu Tolgoi fears

Vancouver company calls ongoing negotiations with Mongolia government productive.

February 28, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Urban mining: The electronic waste gold mine

Millions of dollars worth of gold and silver are sitting in landfills waiting to be reclaimed.

February 28, 2013

Nevada expects to dodge the gold ‘production cliff’

Miners in the state are bucking the trend of declining new deposits.

February 27, 2013

New projects in Peru to add $3.6 billion to overall mining investment for 2013

The sector is expected to bring in $53 billion during the next decade.

February 27, 2013

Investors turn to Astrology to predict markets behaviour (for real)

The markets exhibit patterns that are as easy to track as the planets’ paths, says Malcolm Bucholtz, who trades in the financial markets using technical charts, esoteric mathematics and astrology.

February 27, 2013

Mongolia cancels key Oyu Tolgoi licences

Dispute over taxes, costs and revenues intensify.

February 26, 2013

Time to buy precious metals now

We are ready to say that now is the time to begin buying and we’ll show you why.