December 1, 2011 Hecla Mining has the best relative performance in the precious metals and minerals industry (HL, AG, CDE, EXK, SWC) Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) ranks first with a gain of 10.73%; First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) ranks second with a gain of 9.41%; and Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE:CDE) ranks third with a…
December 1, 2011 The European debt crisis for dummies Matt Miller at the Washington Post lays out the European debt crisis in simple to follow steps, and even weaves in a parable:
December 1, 2011 EPA battles spill near Suncor Energy’s Colorado refineries The Denver Post reports that Federal officials in Commerce City, Colorado are trying to contain contamination in the South Platte River near one of Suncor Energy's refineries. What material is…
December 1, 2011 Run on gold drives demand for non-gold wedding bands, experts say The cost of gold wedding bands has more than doubled over the past couple of years, and consumers have responded by switching to lower-cost rings made of titanium, cobalt, tungsten…
December 1, 2011 Goldman Sach’s commodities forecast at odds with JPMorgan Chase Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) has released its 2012 forecast on commodities. The document predicts commodities may rally 15 percent in the next 12 months, foresees an…
December 1, 2011 De Beers opens second China store in six months De Beers' second mainland China standalone was opened earlier this week. De Beers Diamond Jewellers has opened a second store in China, in The Friendship Mall in Tianjin, its second…
December 1, 2011 HSBC upgrades silver forecasts; Sees strong investor demand HSBC has lifted its silver price forecasts for 2012 and 2013 amid expectations that strong bar and coin investment demand, together with growing interest in silver exchange-traded funds, will push…
December 1, 2011 Kiska continues to expand gold zones at Island Mountain Prospect, Whistler Project, Alaska Kiska Metals Corporation ("Kiska" or "the Company") reports final drill results from the Island Mountain prospect, Whistler Project, located 160 km northwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
December 1, 2011 BHP Billiton strategy: get big or get out BHP Billiton’s avowed strategy is to only pursue enormous Tier 1 investment opportunities such as Pilbara iron ore and Bowen Basin coal. It comes as no surprise then to see…
December 1, 2011 Mount Hardy Licence Acquired – TNG LIMITED TNG reported that it has further expanded its Northern Territory copper exploration portfolio after securing the Mount Hardy Exploration Licence in the Mt Doreen area.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am