Gold Top Stories

The gold price and the big short

Speculators in gold price futures are short 670 tonnes – the biggest bearish position in 25 years.

Frik Els | August 23, 2018 | 4:10 pm

Sibanye-Stillwater eyes bullion assets after swinging to profit

Sibanye-Stillwater will look for growth in the bullion sector once…

Reuters | August 23, 2018 | 9:35 am

Centerra, Kyrgyz Gov’t delay completion of deal over Kumtor mine

Extension of the deadline, the fifth one so far this…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2018 | 5:55 am

Great Bear Resources announces high-grade discovery

Great Bear Resources today reported a significant new high-grade gold…

MINING.com Editor | August 22, 2018 | 1:30 pm

Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmark

Companies that make and move things are now a bigger…

Reuters | August 22, 2018 | 10:57 am

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Post-correction upside for gold and silver is immense: Leeb

Famed money manager Stephen Leeb says the upside for both gold and silver after the price correction is immense.

Marc Howe | September 27, 2012 | 3:16 am

South African mining stuck in ’19th century’

Former anti-Apartheid activist and Gold Fields board member Mamphela Ramphele has some harsh words for South Africa's mining bosses.

Frik Els | September 26, 2012 | 11:36 pm

Belo Sun’s next challenge at Volta Grande: 2,000 illegal miners

Belo Sun's biggest challenge may not be convincing the indigenous Xingu people or Norte Energia, the owners of the Belo Monte hydroelectric project, that the gold mine is in their best interest.

Frik Els | September 26, 2012 | 9:21 pm

Calvista Gold builds on week’s 70% gains after updating Colombia resource

The Toronto explorer is up 77% since last Wednesday as its California Valley prospects pan out.

Frik Els | September 26, 2012 | 6:28 pm

BC to lead mining jobs creation in Canada: report

British Columbia, Canada's most western province, will employ over 16,700 mining professionals in the next 10 years according to a report released Wednesday by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) in partnership with the BC Mining HR Task Force.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2012 | 5:16 pm

South African strikes far from over: AngloGold Ashanti closed

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) was hit by the mining unrest spreading through South Africa again Tuesday night, as strikers halted all of its operations in the country, which account for 32% of the multinational's total gold production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2012 | 1:36 pm

Has JP Morgan placed a massive bet on physical gold and silver?

A bullion insider claims JP Morgan is accumulating huge volumes of physical gold and silver despite short positions against the precious metals on paper.

Marc Howe | September 26, 2012 | 1:19 am

Goldquest plunges 33% on disappointing drill results

Vancouver's Goldquest Mining (TSX.V:GQC) has dived 33% on heavy trading following the release of fresh drill results which fell below expectations.

Marc Howe | September 25, 2012 | 11:36 pm

Gold prices jump driven by good demand

Gold prices rebounded Tuesday from yesterday’s losses but pared gains late in the session to show very modest gains for the day.

Sean Lusk - Ironbeam | September 25, 2012 | 7:07 pm

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