Despite another drop in the gold price on Monday, battered mining stocks made gains with world number 3 leading the charge after a bullish outlook.

Investors in Australia's junior mining sector are feeling the same pain as those in North America but Paul Adams, an analyst with brokerage firm DJ Carmichael in Perth, believes select junior resource companies will outperform the broad markets as macro-level events impact certain commodities.

Silver has underperformed gold and industrial metals to such an extent that risks are now all on the upside.

Breconcherry’s latest orbital cleaner is extremely compact in size, enabling it to fit through tight openings and deliver a thorough clean.

Swiss support for referendum that would force the Swiss National Bank to hold 20% of its reserves in gold falls in latest poll.

PotashCorp. still plans to close the old mine.

US Mint sales of American Eagle gold coins jump 40% in October, while silver sales are on a record setting pace after soaring 87% during the month.

Hedge funds were well positioned for end-of-month gold price rout.

The U.S. largest bank still plans to perform"traditional” activities in commodities such as financing, hedging, trading warrants on the London Metal Exchange and the vaulting of precious metals.