October 14, 2014

South Africa considers declaring certain minerals as strategic

Under the bill, such minerals "will be sold for production costs excluding transportation. That is the mine-gate price.

October 13, 2014

Wesizwe has BEE plan if Govt. wants increase

Wesizwe Platinum said it had an empowerment plan if required by government to lift its BEE holding to beyond the current 13%.

October 12, 2014

BMO cuts gold, silver, platinum price outlook

BMO Capital Markets warns miners should prepare for a “prolonged period of sub-US$1,200/oz gold prices.”

October 8, 2014

Cutifani says tough decisions needed to restore credibility

Anglo's chief warned the company plans to take severe measures over the next two years.

October 8, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: The History of Metals

Gold seems to be the most ancient metal.

October 5, 2014

U.S. threatens Zimbabwe with further sanctions over $3B platinum mine

The United States is wagging its finger at Zimbabwe, threatening to ratchet up sanctions over a plan to develop a platinum mine involving Russian and Zimbabwean companies.

October 2, 2014

No major gold surprises, but silver, platinum hit 5-year low

Gold prices climbed slightly Thursday, while silver hit its lowest level since March 2010.

October 2, 2014

No major gold surprises, but silver, platinum hits 5-year low

Silver and platinum hit five year low.

September 30, 2014

September precious metal price meltdown

Fresh selling sees gold price end September down 6% vs historical average gain of 3%, silver tanks 13%, platinum drops 9% and palladium collapses 15% over the course of the…

September 25, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: A year’s extraction of metal shown next to landmarks and cities

For thousands of years of development as a species, humans never really needed to understand the real meaning behind big, unreachable numbers such as billions or trillions.