Acacia seeks clarification on North Mara dispute, production jumps

Rio becomes the second large diversified miner, after Anglo American, to back out of the project in less than seven months.

The figure represents almost 40% of the world's physical gold trade last year.

What works well for gold may work for PGM, too.

The real risk it that the consumption tax will exacerbate the central problem with Abenomics

A diversified selection of commodity stocks is key.

Total consideration paid at closing to Goldcorp and Barrick was $275 million.

Despite reams of evidence that show how an economy can thrive when prices fall, there is now a nearly universal belief that deflation is an economic poison.

In the first quarter 2014, total production was 34.5 million pounds of copper and 566 thousand pounds of molybdenum, a 49% and 59% increase, respectively, since the first quarter 2013.

"Pure gold" version will be introduced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia by the end of the month or early May.