February 27, 2018 Platinum price crashes through $1,000 after German diesel ban Emissions scrubbing in vehicles accounts for over 40% of platinum demand, and landmark ruling will hasten demise of engine technology.
February 27, 2018 Scotland to have its first commercial gold mine Scotgold Resources plans to build an underground operation with an initial production capacity of 12,000 ounces of gold annually for up to 17 years.
February 27, 2018 Paulson’s right: gold producers must fix their bad M&A habits Potential buyers need to make a judgment that they will be able to increase the resources and reserves of any mine they buy.
February 27, 2018 Agnico Eagle is reviewing cobalt assets after receiving interest In the interim, the company is still focused on its core business of building and running gold mines.
February 27, 2018 Scotiabank pulls plug on sale of metals business The bulk of ScotiaMocatta's business is in precious metals and it is one of five banks that clear bullion in London's $5 trillion a year gold market.
February 27, 2018 Ghana to tighten controls on gold exports to protect revenues Ghana, Africa's second largest gold miner after South Africa, earned $5.78 billion from exports of the metal last year, up 17.6 percent on 2016.
February 27, 2018 Veteran precious metals newsletter writer Brien Lundin reveals his next picks With the price of gold staying firmly above $1,300/oz, Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter, discusses the state of the market and several top picks.
February 27, 2018 Fresnillo tanks as 2017 profit misses expectations, says costs to rise The Mexico-focused precious metals miner expects cost inflation this year to be about 7%, compared with the 6.4% it faced in 2017.
February 26, 2018 Venezuelan government defends Mining Arc, environmentalists say it’s not working Very few of the 150 companies who expressed interest in investing in the Mining Arc actually presented concrete offers.
February 26, 2018 Miners report some infrastructure damage after Papua quake Barrick Gold Corp said a power station that supplies its Porgera gold mine had been damaged, while Ok Tedi Mining Ltd said a landslip had blocked a road and damaged…
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
