The war on cash is still good for gold
The consumer price index (CPI), a measure of inflation, came in hotter than expected Friday, registering 2.3 percent year-over-year in August on expectations of 2.0 percent.
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The hawkish dovish Fed
US markets are a bit of a mess right now. On Friday the S&P lost 53 points or 2.4%. Monday they regained half that ground but Tuesday saw another slide. The Dow made similar moves.
Lundin’s agonizing Congo decision
Toronto miner has first dibs on controlling share of Tenke Fungurume which if contemplated expansion goes ahead would catapult mine into global top 5.
How oil is formed
Does the oil we use today originate from the remains of dead dinosaurs? No, but the actual answer is just as interesting.
World’s top diamond producer Alrosa doesn’t like synthetics
The Russian miner, the world's top diamond producer by output, said it has become imperative for the industry to find effective ways to defend the market from illegal substitutions by synthetic gems.
Here’s what 50 million extra tonnes of iron ore will do to prices
Prices for the steel-making ingredient are down by 9.8% over a month ago and most of the massive projects expected to come on stream this year are not producing at full steam yet.
Investors can’t get enough of South America’s ‘lithium triangle’
More than half of the world’s identified resources of the mineral are found in South America's "lithium triangle", a region where Canada's Wealth Minerals has been acquiring assets.
Five years of deficits will keep zinc price on the boil
New report forecasts very tight market conditions as stocks drop to below 5% of consumption by the end of the decade compared to more than 11% this year.
Breakthrough review shows geoscientists’ job prospects directly tied to mineral commodity price movements
As commodity prices dip, job prospects for geoscientists plummet – with little or no lag time between one outcome following the other.
