Gold Top Stories

Trump started the metals rally, now he’s the reason it’s ending

The U.S. election of Donald Trump lit a fire under metals markets in 2016 as investors took a liking to his pro-business agenda. Now, copper and other metals are tanking as Trump’s trade war against China threatens to derail economic growth.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2018 | 4:34 am

Osisko jumps after drilling 28.3 m of 20.4 g/t gold at Windfall Lake

"A tiger by the tail."

Michael Allan McCrae | July 11, 2018 | 2:58 am

Gabriel Resources President and CEO Jonathan Henry leaves the company

Jonathan Henry has resigned from his position as President, CEO…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2018 | 5:35 am

2,500 job cuts weren’t enough for world’s no. 2 platinum miner

Implats isn’t the only one facing difficulties, with about half…

Bloomberg News | July 9, 2018 | 11:38 am

CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean

Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well…

Frik Els | July 9, 2018 | 10:48 am

Australian mining entrepreneur convicted and jailed by Indonesian court

Australian businessman Dennis Connell has been convicted by an Indonesian court of embezzlement in relation to a botched business deal.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 3:13 am

US is approaching the ‘fiscal cliff’: Russell

Richard Russell of Dow Theory Letters says the USA is approaching a "fiscal cliff" which will lead to a bullish outlook for gold.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 12:02 am

December gold settles 1734.9, up $3.10

Gold traded slightly higher Tuesday, reversing some of Monday’s losses as investors await Thursday’s key announcement from the Federal Reserve. Outside markets were slightly positive as well, with the stock indices and energy markets poised for higher closes.

Sean Lusk - Ironbeam | September 11, 2012 | 10:43 pm

As the Euro tumbles, Spaniards look to gold

The unremitting deterioration of the eurozone's sovereign debt landscape continues to fuel uncertainties about the longevity of the euro as a hard currency.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | September 11, 2012 | 10:25 pm

New body found at Lonmin’s mine; miners refuse to go back to work

The body of a man slashed to death was found Tuesday at Lonmin’s (LON:JSE) Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province, where a protracted wildcat strike has cost the life to 44 people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2012 | 7:29 pm

Teck confesses to a century of US river pollution

Diversified mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) has confessed to polluting the upper reaches of Columbia River in Washington State for nearly a century with effluent discharge from one of its BC-situated smelters.

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 3:14 am

Bernanke will absolutely implement QE3: Lundin

Brian Lundin says Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will "absolutely" implement a third round of quantitative easing.

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 12:41 am

Oscar Mayer pushes the bacon-backed dollar

Oscar Mayer is launching a novel new experiment in the use of bacon as a viable currency.

Marc Howe | September 10, 2012 | 11:07 pm

Unrest returns to South African gold mine

Labour unrest spread in South Africa on Monday when 15,000 workers stopped operations at a Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) mine while few workers reported for duty in the fourth week of a stoppage at Lonmin (LON:JSE) , the world’s third largest platinum mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2012 | 7:15 pm

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