Rick Rule: The perfect contrarian metal

Results mark the 41 straight month of retail sales declines.

The government will pay for two-thirds of the cost by collecting money from mining companies through a new environmental levy.

With the deal, Saskatchewan loses its only home-grown gold miner.

Australia’s resource houses are “missing in action” in Latin America’s third largest economic powerhouse – Colombia – and should move post haste to rapidly lift their engagement with the mineral rich province.

Group represents the country's largest mining companies, including AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye Gold and Impala Platinum Holdings.

The Juruena mine, in central Brazil, is estimated to hold an initial resource of 178,800 ounces of gold.

Chatree remains in operations despite and order by the country's military regime last week to halt all gold mining and exploration activities.

It's all about leverage.

Several high-profile investors have caught gold fever amid improving market sentiment.