Marathon Gold releases infill results from Valentine

The summer months are the time to establish positions in the "best of the best" at valuations the mining sector has not witnessed in 20 years.

Over the last decade economic events or environmental issues came out as top risks to the world according to the annual WEF survey. Not this year.

Total for this year may be $7.7 billion, down from 2014's $8.7 billion and significantly lower than a record $10 billion in 2013.

The move may create a group of sellers that want to dispose of their holding, or it could open the door to a buyer, according to analysts.

Chinese-owned Peruvian mine inks 15-year transport deal moving 400,000 tonnes per year from January 1 2016 making it the planet's third largest copper mine.

Bears have overbaked Inverse relationship between interest rates and the gold price.

The US Department of Justice is investigating possible price manipulation of gold, silver and crude oil benchmarks by Wall Street financial institutions.

A rights group estimates that thousands of children as young as nine are working in the country's gold mines, violating international and local laws, as well as risking their lives.

The country's national pension fund has bought 15.9 million shares of Zambia's Consolidated Copper Mines-Investment Holdings for almost $80 million.