Hedge funds up bullish platinum, palladium bets near record
Large scale futures speculators and PGM investors in physically-backed exchange traded funds are taking wildly different views of the outlook for the metals.
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Gitxaala Nation accuses B.C. government of delaying mining site clean-up
Banks Island Gold along with its CEO and chief geologist, are facing charges for allegedly 200 kg of waste material in the streams around the Yellow Giant gold mine, near Prince Rupert, B.C.
Gold bull correction: Not an if, but when
Technical analyst Jack Chan charts indicators that confirm both the gold bull market and an impending correction.
Nazi ‘gold train’ hunt in Poland is back on
About a year after two treasure hunters claimed to have found a Nazi train in Poland, laden with gold and gems, a team of 35 researchers has resumed digging for it.
Metso inks key deal with world’s largest copper miner Codelco
To support the conversion of Chuquicamata, the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, to a large-scale underground mining operation.
Diamond giant Alrosa unearths 136.24-carat rock
Currently unnamed, the stone is one of the largest diamonds ever recovered at the Nyurbinskaya open-pit mine.
Chile’s Codelco may slash copper output as it further cuts costs to the bone
The world's top copper miner admits to be facing its “worst crisis ever” since created in 1976.
It’s not just oil – Canada’s potash industry is going through its own bust
A wave of overbuilding and production increases in recent years — spurred by a spike in crop prices and a perceived demand that didn't quite materialize — have left the market flooded with supply.
Colombia’s largest mine turns to Australian tech to reduce environmental impacts
The Cerrejón mine is one of the world’s largest open cut coal operations.