Gold Top Stories

Giant mine spewing waste for decades turns into battleground

Every year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dumps tens of millions of tons of mining waste into the Ajkwa River system in Indonesia. The company has been doing it for decades, and is demanding the right to keep at it for decades to come.

Bloomberg News | June 5, 2018 | 5:00 am

GO GOLD! Inflationary tariffs could supercharge the yellow metal

"What I can say with full confidence, though, is that…

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 4, 2018 | 3:22 pm

Metals merry-go-round: hiring picks up as prices recover

More hires are expected as brokers eye opportunities from China’s…

Reuters | June 4, 2018 | 11:40 am

Gold may hit $1,400 in ’19 on `powerful fuel’ of weak dollar

Gold may have posted two straight months of declines, but…

Bloomberg News | June 4, 2018 | 10:18 am

Judge orders Chinese company to stop mining activities in Ecuadorian town

A judge from the Ecuadorian province of Cuenca ruled that…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 3, 2018 | 10:44 am

Barrick Gold suffers legal reversal in Argentina

The Canadian Press is reporting that Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) was handed a setback by Argentina's supreme court, which brought back some glacier protection laws that the mining giant had until now sidestepped.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 4, 2012 | 6:02 am

Gold is unleashed and it’s heading to $3,500: Jim Sinclair

Jim Sinclair, the man who called for $1,650 gold in 2001, writes that the recent events in England was the last chain holding back gold, and now bullion is heading higher, way higher.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 4, 2012 | 4:27 am

Gold boosted by global stimulus talk and Iranian sabre-rattling

Gold for August delivery settled up $24.10, or 1.5%, at $1,621.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday, before turning slightly lower in after hours dealings.

Frik Els | July 3, 2012 | 11:29 pm

The incredible shrinking merger: Glenstrata already worth $35 billion less

Knight Vinke is looking for a ratio of 3.25:1 similar to the demands of Qatar which last week pushed the $60 billion deal to the verge of collapse.

Frik Els | July 3, 2012 | 7:37 pm

The newest and hottest gold investment: a $1 million vacuum cleaner

US vacuum manufacturer GoVacuum has produced what the company claimed to be the world’s most expensive vacuum cleaner, plated with 24K gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2012 | 1:02 pm

SEC sets date for long-awaited vote on ‘conflict minerals’ rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission will vote in August on controversial rules requiring extensive reporting from companies using ‘conflict minerals’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2012 | 12:42 pm

Equities the way to benefit from gold’s strength: Henk Krasenberg

Henk J. Krasenberg, analyst and founder of the European Gold Centre and author and publisher of the GOLDVIEW newsletter, sees no lack of potential among small-cap equities, especially for investors willing to look beyond the U.S. borders.

The Gold Report | July 2, 2012 | 11:29 pm

Cambodia—prospective, stable and ignored: Ken Booth

Ken Booth has been involved in the mining industry for 30 years and sees the past two decades of quiet, stable growth that Cambodia has enjoyed out of the world's economic spotlight as an opportunity for investors.

The Gold Report | July 2, 2012 | 9:24 pm

Unmasking the Asian giant

Chinese operas have been keeping audiences enthralled for hundreds of years with mythical characters, enchanting stories and elaborate masks that add drama and mystery. While this fantastical treatment is appreciated in the theatre, it isn’t in g...

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | July 2, 2012 | 6:30 pm

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