December 11, 2017

Argentina’s Don Nicolás gold-silver project goes into production

Initial work at the Santa Cruz site started back in 2009.

December 11, 2017

Report investigates human rights abuse linked to Kinross Gold’s Brazilian mine

A report released today documents human rights abuse tied to a Canadian mine in Brazil, a project operated by a subsidiary of Kinross Gold.

December 11, 2017

Gold price: Hedge funds cut bullish bets by most on record

Gold price under renewed pressure as managed money speculators up shorts – bets that gold can be bought back at a lower price in future – three-fold.

December 11, 2017

Congo mines say revised code threatens industry’s future

Monday, mining companies in the DRC said that proposed changes to mining code adopted by lower house of parliament would do lasting damage to investment.

December 10, 2017

Bitcoin’s mania parabolic

Bitcoin’s meteoric skyrocketing this year has been astonishing, captivating traders across the globe.

December 10, 2017

Gold stocks break, gold to follow

We’ve been persistently bearish on precious metals since September and that has annoyed our readers.

December 8, 2017

Is gold really strong?

Silver and mining stocks declined for another day, but this time gold ended the session with a gain. How can we interpret the latter? As a sign of strength?

December 8, 2017

Rick Rule on speculating before a narrative becomes popular

Rick Rule, CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings, discusses his viewpoint on "if" and "when" questions, and speculating in markets before they become popular.

December 8, 2017

Mine fatalities in South Africa rise first time in decade

There were 81 fatalities from January through November, according to data from the Chamber of Mines. Thursday, a death at Tshepong Mine brought total to 82.

December 7, 2017

Newmont’s cost-cutting, production plans: ‘We’ve only just begun’

With seven greenfield projects Denver gold miner on track to increase global share of gold production to 5%.