December 5, 2012

Sprott incurs wrath of investors with closure of Flatiron fund and ousting of portfolio managers

Assets under management dove 45% since Flatiron's acquisition in August

December 5, 2012

Chinese companies harvest metals via ‘urban mining’ of electronic junk

Chinese enterprises are turning to "urban mining" to satisfy the country's voracious appetite for metals

December 4, 2012

Precious metal prices to remain under pressure

Gold and silver prices will remain under pressure says broker and research company Nirmal Bang.

December 4, 2012

There will not be enough silver to satisfy demand: Sprott

Sprott finally at liberty to discuss the silver market following the closure of his latest silver offering

December 4, 2012

Hunt Mining Corp. announces finalized agreement for the La Valenciana project and amendment to La Josefina project in Santa Cruz Argentina

With the addition of the La Valenciana project, the Corporation added an additional 328 square kilometres of land situated contiguous to the west of the Corporation's flagship La Josefina project.

December 3, 2012

Gold, silver and miners in stage 1 accumulation mode

We don’t hear much about gold and silver anymore on the news.

December 3, 2012

Gold, silver in consolidation phase once more – Phillips

The technical picture for both gold and silver currently still favours the downside, says Julian Phillips.

December 3, 2012

Parents prefer to name their daughters Ruby instead of Jade

You named me what?

December 3, 2012

IMF halts DRC loans due to lack of mining transparency

An IMF representative said Monday the fund has halted $240 million in planned loans to the DRC for failing to publish mining contracts as requested.

December 3, 2012

Silver set for spectacular bear squeeze

Money managers have slashed their short positions