April 10, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: get the real price of anything using gold

Gold's steady purchasing power makes it an ideal pricing mechanism.

April 10, 2013

Cyprus agrees to sell $500 million in gold reserves

Cyprus agrees to a large gold sell off.

April 10, 2013

Chilean court halts Barrick’s contentious Pascua-Lama project

Construction activities in the Argentine side of the project won't be affected by today’s resolution.

April 10, 2013

Meet the first Bitcoin billionaire

A social media user who goes by the handle of “The Bitcoin Billionaire” has been giving away over $13,000 worth of bitcoins.

April 10, 2013

Fed minutes early release knocks gold price down

The precious metal dropped below $1,575 an ounce and Goldman Sachs cut its 2013 gold price forecast for the second time in six weeks, to $1,545 an ounce from $1,610.

April 10, 2013

US miners attain record low fatality and injury rate in 2012

Per 200,000 hours worked, the fatality rate was .0107 deaths and reported injuries were 2.56.

April 10, 2013

$45bn and counting: China’s foreign mining misadventures

China's deep-pocketed pursuit of mining assets abroad is a tale of burnt fingers and bungles.

April 9, 2013

Inflation to play small part in ‘Great Recession’ narrative: IMF

Has the behaviour of inflation changed?

April 9, 2013

Miners forced to cut costs as commodity prices drop

Analysts say resource sector C-suite should mentor project managers in ‘frugal’ culture.

April 9, 2013

Is Canada still safe for metals mining?

Stocks and commodity prices are moving sideways plus tax changes in Canada may signal less friendly treatment for exploration investment.