Precious Metals Top Stories

Gold preparing to launch as US dollar drops to key support

Gold bugs have been forecasting a dollar collapse for years. They have been correct about the gold price, which has advanced nearly 400% in the past 12 years versus a gain of just 64% for the S&P 500.

Gold Stock Bull | April 12, 2014 | 12:45 pm

The big palladium rally is finally under way

Palladium breaks through $800 to two-and-a-half year high as lease…

Frik Els | April 11, 2014 | 6:46 pm

Gold and bail-ins

The ability of western central banks to bail out bullion…

GoldMoney | April 11, 2014 | 4:38 pm

US gold and silver production dips, copper jumps

US copper mine production grew 5% to 1.23 million tonnes…

Frik Els | April 11, 2014 | 4:33 pm

Bolivia to revise new mining law

Bolivian President Evo Morales and leaders of the National Federation…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2014 | 3:14 pm

Report: China could be on verge of gold buying boom

While jewellery sales are down, a plummeting currency is lighting a fire under gold portfolio investors.

Frik Els | October 25, 2016 | 3:35 am

Caterpillar axes sales forecast, warns factors depressing orders could linger

While quarterly earnings beat analysts expectations, revenue fell short of estimates and CAT also lowered its full-year guidance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2016 | 3:34 am

This chart will give hope to gold price, India bullion bulls

Gold's retreat in October is spurring physical buying in Asia.

Frik Els | October 25, 2016 | 2:45 am

Man drinks sodium cyanide

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael Allan McCrae | October 25, 2016 | 2:35 am

Nevada Mining Exploration battered by withdrawals, sage grouse, bonding hikes

When Nevada became a state in 1864, an estimated 60 million acres were available for mineral entry in Nevada, of that total 16 million acres have been withdrawn.

Dorothy Y. Kosich | October 24, 2016 | 11:15 am

Protest ends at MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, exports to resume

The process of restoring calm in local communities and the re-opening of essential infrastructure is now underway, said the miner Monday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2016 | 9:42 am

Caterpillar rally hindered by fresh drop in sales

The world’s largest heavy machinery maker has logged a 18% drop in global sales of machinery for the three-month period ended in September.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2016 | 6:57 am

Worst day for gold ETFs since April 2013

Investors pulled nearly 17 tonnes from GLD on Friday as gold price bulls lose confidence.

Frik Els | October 24, 2016 | 6:48 am

Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk

He envisions people living in big glass-carbon fiber domes on the surface, with additional areas mined out below the surface by robots for "industrial" uses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2016 | 5:51 am

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