Gold price falls back from 6-year highs

He will receive $3.4 million for his work in 2015, including compensations and pension, a significant reduction from the almost $13 million he pocketed in 2014.

At the historic silver-to-gold ratio today of 79:1, silver below $16 is dirt-floor cheap compared to gold, also historically cheap at around $1,250.

There are signs in the global market that in the near future silver will be more lucrative asset than gold, experts said.

For every penny copper prices drop, Codelco loses $36 million and Chile, the world's largest producing country, $50 million.

Class action claims that Barrick repeatedly and knowingly misled shareholders about whether Pascua-Lama complied with environmental regulations.

After rebound in sentiment, mining and metals sector increasingly vulnerable to outside shocks says new report.

New report predicts mining's majors will increasingly move away from diversification strategies to concentrate on competitiveness in certain core sectors.

For the first time in years, the mood at the recent Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto was buoyant.

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