January 10, 2018

Centamin jumps on better-than-expected gold output estimates

The Egypt-focused gold miner also expects solid growth this year. It’s targeting 580,000 ounces in production, up from an estimate of 550,000-560,000 ounces.

January 9, 2018

Growth of European gold-backed ETFs outpaces U.S. funds in 2017 -WGC

Though North America contained more than half the amount of global exchange-traded fund holdings, European funds added the most to their gold-backed ETFs last year.

January 8, 2018

Gem Diamonds, Lucapa kick off 2018 with massive findings

The rival companies have unearthed three diamonds larger than 100 carats each.

January 5, 2018

House of Cards’ $1.3-million diamond-encrusted bottle of vodka stolen

The Russo-Baltique bottle belongs to Dartz founder Leonard Yankelovich.

January 5, 2018

The gold market in 2017

2017 seems to be a dull period for gold. However, all that does not fluctuate like Bitcoin is not uninteresting. Let's take a look.

January 5, 2018

Agrium, Potash Corp merger shouldn’t have much of an impact yet

Farmers shouldn’t be too concerned yet that the recent Agrium, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan merger will cause an increase in the price of fertilizer, at least according to the president…

January 4, 2018

Endeavour sells its mine in Ghana

The London-based miner sold its 90% stake in the project to BCM International. The remaining 10% is held by the Ghanaian government.

January 4, 2018

Commodities forge record-setting rally as BP to miners surge

The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks returns on 22 raw materials, was poised for an unprecedented 15 days of gains on Thursday.

January 4, 2018

Union at Chile Lomas Bayas mine far from deal with Glencore

Unionized workers at Glencore's Lomas Bayas copper mine rejected a final contract offer and began government-facilitated mediation Thursday to avoid strike.

January 4, 2018

The 5 largest gold nuggets that still exist

From a nugget containing 1682 troy ounces of gold to one shaped like a massive pair of hands- here is a list of five of the biggest existing nuggets.