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 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
December 2, 2012 American Eagle gold coin sales soar to 14-year high Fiscal cliff worries and Obama re-election spur safe-haven buying.
November 30, 2012 Canadian miners to face triple whammy in 2013: higher costs, lower ore grades and global uncertainty Study suggests companies to invest now and so ensure they can fulfill future global demand for commodities.
November 30, 2012 Mining giants seek world’s second-largest undeveloped copper mine Vale (NYSE:VALE), Teck (NYSE:TCK) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are some of the names analysts are throwing into the pot as the next likely bidders for Inmet MiningCorp. (TSX:IMN), which owns the…
November 30, 2012 Miners downsizing capital expenses for smart growth Smart companies are beginning to ignore insistence that production growth is always good and focus on growing their margins by lowering capital expenses.
November 30, 2012 Gold could be the panacea for global banking woes: Sprott "China may have already cornered most of the world’s physical gold supply."
November 29, 2012 Cost inflation to eat miners’ results in 2013 The rise of mining costs will have a more dramatic impact on the 2013 industry results than in the last couple of years, revealed Thursday global ranking agency Fitch Ratings.
Congo state miner proposes deal for cobalt producer prized by US Gecamines has proposed acquiring Chemaf SA, before bringing in a new majority shareholder, as interest in the troubled copper and cobalt producer intensifies. January 16, 2026 | 09:49 am