December 2, 2015 The changing of an era in Argentina Argentina last week voted in a new pro-business President, Mauricio Macri.
December 2, 2015 Treasury Secretary makes sad admission about coinage devaluation Recent weakness in precious metals prices is being confirmed by weakness in base metals prices.
December 1, 2015 CHART OF THE DAY: Wages at the head office ranked One-third of companies plan no wage increases in 2016.
December 1, 2015 Hedge funds have never bet this much on a falling gold price Large scale speculators in gold futures enter unprecedented bearish positioning ahead of first rate hike in nine years.
December 1, 2015 Swiss scientists make gold nugget ‘as light as air’ The gold nugget is also about 1,000 times cheaper than solid gold.
December 1, 2015 Barrick completes sale of 50% of Zaldívar copper mine to Antofagasta The proceeds of the sale will be used to reduce a debt pile of $13 billion with a target of wiping out $3 billion this year.
December 1, 2015 Imperial Metals has been granted a permit to discharge water from tailings dam – Mount Polley mine The volume of water behind the dam has been rising and concerns had been raised in recent weeks about what could happen as snow melts and its capacity is exceeded.
December 1, 2015 BHP Billiton to slash copper production costs, increase output The miner expects to lower production costs to $1.08 per pound during the 2017 financial year, from a projected $1.21 per pound in the year ending June 2016.
December 1, 2015 Gold is money and it is essential to own some of the physical metal Many individuals are perplexed about the current low gold prices especially with all the madness in the world. It just doesn’t make sense.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm