January 15, 2014

Centerra Gold’s mine lifted Kyrgyzstan GDP in 2013

Without taking Centerra's Kumtor mine into account, the nation’s GDP would have grown about 50% less.

January 14, 2014

2014 graphite outlook: Price rebound, supply shift and new end uses

China's recent halting of flake graphite production in Pingdu, Shandong, made headlines, and has many investors wondering how supply may shift.

January 14, 2014

Iron ore, coking coal prices are breaking bad

Iron ore sinks below $130 for the first time in 148 trading days and coking coal breaks long-held industry rule of thumb and dips below the iron ore price.

January 14, 2014

Nickel price: Indonesia ban not enough to lift oversupplied market

Top exporter Indonesia's ban on ore shipments largely off-set by record global stockpiles of ore and metal and rising mine output.

January 13, 2014

‘Big money’ entering resources, precious metals: Rick Rule

Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., says some of the ‘big money’ that was circling the resource sector has finally found a home.

January 12, 2014

Indonesia ban rocks nickel market

Against expectations of a last minute climbdown by authorities, Indonesia's nickel, bauxite and tin ore ban went into effect Sunday.

January 12, 2014

Mongolia sees Oyu Tolgoi deal this month

If Rio Tinto and Mongolia can reach a deal on a $6bn+ expansion of the copper-gold mine it would completely transform the Asian nation's economy.

January 10, 2014

Topping the list of Canada’s wealthiest ‘losers’ are two mining magnates

Canadian Business' list of Canada's most well-to-do shows which billionaires lost the most in 2013.

January 9, 2014

The supply shortage in the gold pits no one is talking about

The old adage has it that the market usually goes against what the majority expect, and right now the majority think gold bullion prices are headed lower.

January 8, 2014

Norman: 2014 is gold price’s Goldilocks year

The gold price in 2014 will be a tale of two halves.