Powell and gold between inflation and global slowdown

"If gold goes down low enough, I hope I am smart enough to buy more and silver as well."

The provincial national assembly will be examining the proposal in the coming weeks.

Insights on the impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.

The national grid power supply to its flagship Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan has been disrupted by local protesters who have been blocking the road leading to the site.

Capital expenditure in mining peaked last year, stabilized in the second half of 2012 and then plunged steeply in the March quarter, wiping almost $1.5 billion off Australia's quarterly output.

Between January and March, the country's economy grew by just 0.9% and analyst blame the mining industry for this.

"I like to think that we are seeing a continuation of a trend of gold going from weak hands to strong."

Taken together, China and India account for more than half of consumer bullion demand worldwide.

Protests took place outside Imperial Metals' May 29 AGM.