Canadian prospectors holding on to long-term resources demand forecast However, they acknowledge that there are no signposts yet in the market that suggest mineral prices will rebound soon. Business in Vancouver | February 2, 2016 | 1:17 am
Sibanye Gold shopping for new mines, possibly including base metals The gold miner is expanding its portfolio to platinum, coal and uranium, as it also mulls an incursion in the base metals sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2016 | 2:55 pm
Canada’s Royal Nickel turns producer with two acquisitions Picks up private Australian nickel and gold mine and stake in Manitoba copper mine from VMS Ventures. Reuters | February 1, 2016 | 2:35 pm
CHART: Gold price vs oil has never been this out of whack For the first time since the height of the Seventies oil crisis and the end of the gold standard does an ounce of gold buy you more than 34 barrels of oil. Frik Els | February 1, 2016 | 2:29 pm
Gold price jumps to 3-month high Hedge funds increase bullish bets on gold price more than 10-fold, positioning for further upside. Frik Els | February 1, 2016 | 12:18 pm
Anglo American may fully exit Brazil — report The company is said to be wanting to offload its Barro Alto nickel mine and the vast Minas-Rio iron ore complex. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2016 | 5:55 am
The silver fix may have its days numbered The benchmark has settled outside the same day’s spot trading range, at least 10 times in the last six months. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2016 | 3:23 am
THEnergy review of the Energy and Mines Summit in London More than 200 delegates from the mining, renewable energy and finance sectors attended this event. THEnergy - Dr. Thomas Hillig Energy Consulting | February 1, 2016 | 12:25 am
Dev Randhawa: Fission CEO talks failed Denison merger, Chinese investment and uranium outlook 2016 The uranium price is a pure function of demand and the number of reactors in China is set to reach 38 by the end of this year. Palisade Radio | February 1, 2016 | 12:15 am