Drilling in Stars

While Alacer reports lacklustre production in the fourth quarter due to poor weather conditions in Turkey, it increases overall guidance for the year.

Gold prices traded less than 1% off yesterday's high on Friday morning as European markets remained broadly flat.

Should gold mining companies pay dividends to attract investors who are pouring money into gold-backed exchange traded funds?

Peter Pocklington, the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, is accused of making false claims about Arizona gold mines and defrauding investors out of millions, says a report in The Calgary Herald.

Chile will not be able to keep mining for copper, gold and other minerals if the government does not address the country's pressing energy needs, a mining conference in Santiago heard this week.

South American Silver has inked a $16 million deal with Asian investors to go towards its exploration projects in Bolivia and Chile.

The metal's characteristic price volatility – why traders often refer to it as the 'devil's metal' – is a deterrence for investors and silver had an especially torrid 2011.

Syria is trying to sell gold reserves to raise revenue as Western and Arab sanctions targeting its central bank and oil exports begin to bite, diplomats and traders said.

US-based Southern Copper and Australia's Oz Minerals are both looking to acquire assets in South America, according to media reports Wednesday.