August 15, 2013

Man dies working at Fortescue’s Pilbara site

First mining death in Western Australia in almost two years.

August 14, 2013

The great penny stock fraud

'Liquid Gold' is one of the fraudulent start-ups that raked in a total of $140 million.

August 14, 2013

Silver reaches two-month high, outperforms gold

Sixth straight session of gains.

August 14, 2013

Gold’s drop destroying livelihoods

Rising unemployment in developing mining towns.

August 14, 2013

Randgold not happy with its tax bill

International arbitration court will settle the matter between Mali and Randgold.

August 14, 2013

India restricts gold imports even further: bans coins, medallions

Only gold coins, medallions and dores with a special licence from the foreign trade office can be sold in India.

August 14, 2013

Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report

Long-running dispute between the Mongolian government and Rio over the massive copper-gold mine continues to drag on.

August 14, 2013

Casey’s Louis James warns: ‘Don’t try to time the market’

A bureaucrat in Washington can open his mouth and send the price of gold up or down 5% in an afternoon.

August 14, 2013

Goldman Sachs subpoenaed in metal prices investigation

The CFTC is looking into claims that the warehouses intentionally increased buyer costs by slowing the movement of supply.

August 14, 2013

South African unions not impressed with offer; no deal reached

Companies suggest 0.5% increase on previous offer.