January 15, 2014 Report: People’s Bank of China holdings likely 2.5X higher than thought China's gold reserves are officially put at 1,054 tonnes – a number central bank officials haven't updated since April 2009.
January 15, 2014 Is silver going lower? Are western speculators capable of dumping more precious metals?
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 12, 2014 Iron ore price drops to 5-month low despite record Chinese imports China increased imports of iron ore 10% last year to 820m tonnes, but a bigger jump in stockpiles and a flood of new supply have pushed prices down 3% this…
January 12, 2014 China’s rare earth industry is still dominated by illegal operations Despite a two year campaign aimed at cleaning the sector and removing all unlawful operations, China has admitted that its rare earth industry still suffers greatly from pollution, smuggling, and illegal…
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 9, 2014 Paolo Lostritto outlines the Lombardi method of gold investing Companies with free cash flow top his list, but high-leverage, midtier producers with great management teams can satisfy investors with more appetite for risk, says Lostritto in this interview with…
January 9, 2014 China and Ghana to work harder on tackling illegal mining Last year Ghana arrested and deported almost two hundred Chinese illegally mining gold in the country.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
