August 26, 2012

Alaska, concerned about gold miners’ health, to test them for mercury

Alaska health officials, concerned about amateur miners seeking riches in a modern-day mini gold rush, plan to test prospectors in the town […]

August 26, 2012

New York gold posts best week since January on stimulus hopes

Gold prices ended flat on Friday as the market took a breather after surging to a four-month high on Thursday on fresh […]

August 26, 2012

Gold may lose its glitter in India

Gold consumption and imports are set for a sharp slowdown in India as a wobbly world economy, weak rupee, patchy monsoons and […]

August 26, 2012

Large bullion vault to open in London, more planned

Due to a rise in gold investments, Brink's will be opening one of the world's largest vaults in the London area before the end of September, according to a report…

August 25, 2012

Doug Casey predicts day of economic reckoning is near

It is a deal with the devil: Governments churn out more and more cash for the promise of continued prosperity.

August 25, 2012

VIDEO: All the reasons gold is going to go higher

Bloomberg put together this neat video illustrating all the factors that are pushing gold higher in the second half of this year.

August 25, 2012

Gold climbs to three-month high

Spot gold has added $52 this week, leaping from $1,618/oz on Monday to finish the week at $1,670 and hit a three-month high.

August 24, 2012

Contrary gold futures

While traders hold futures guys in high esteem, they are just as susceptible to groupthink as everyone else. They are actually a powerful contrary indicator for gold.

August 24, 2012

BHP chews over ways to expand iron ore production in Australia

The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, wants to leave the news of its first decrease in annual profit in three years behind by focusing on finding the most lucrative…

August 24, 2012

Australian resource minister declares mining boom over, then backtracks

Less than 24 hours after Australia's minister for resources and energy declared that the country's mining boom had come to an end, he appeared saying he was misinterpreted, and that…