June 21, 2013

Asteroid miner exceeds $1 million crowd-funding goal

Planetary Resources is now going for $2 million and has created new incentives to lure backers.

June 21, 2013

Gold, silver turn positive

Precious metals hit fresh multi-year lows in European trading before turning positive.

June 21, 2013

Chile’s court launches probe on why Barrick’s Pascua-Lama fine was reduced

It was cut down from $16 million to $12 million.

June 21, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk?

The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.

June 20, 2013

Gold price drops $97 to September 2010 level

Gold price plummets after the US Federal Reserve signaled an end to its loose monetary policy may come sooner rather than later.

June 20, 2013

Gold stocks decimated, Barrick drops to 21-year low

Billions wiped off sector as gold price drop sends many stocks to multi-year lows.

June 20, 2013

Breaking: Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi delayed again

"Rio and its partners have invested $6.5 billion in the first phase of the project."

June 20, 2013

Junior miners in Quebec get a push with new $250 development fund

The new fund plans plans to invest between $5 million and $20 million in each miner.

June 20, 2013

Gold falls under $1,300 and silver drops beneath $20

Markets slump.

June 20, 2013

Australia’s insects provide clues to new gold deposits

Research shows ants and termites bring up evidence from five metres underground.