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Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up

Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 4:03 am

Silver sleeping on the job

The higher gold prices go the more consumers will step down to silver, more so if they think silver’s price will rise substantially.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 20, 2016 | 10:53 am

Lundin Gold getting closer to developing Fruta del Norte in Ecuador

With construction expected to start in 2018, the US$669-million Fruta del Norte project could finally begin production before the end of the decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2016 | 3:46 am

CHART: Gold price bulls kept faith as hedge funds wavered

Investors in physically-backed gold ETFs who kept buying all through May as futures speculators dumped positions were vindicated on Thursday.

Frik Els | June 16, 2016 | 1:29 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: The trajectory of Venezuelan hyperinflation looks familiar…

Extreme shortages of food and power continue to ravage the country of Venezuela, and ordinary people have been paying the price.

Visual Capitalist | June 15, 2016 | 10:06 am

Canada’s Erdene Resource sees bright future after striking gold in Mongolia

The company's Bayan Khundii project went from greenfield prospect to the company’s flagship asset in roughly nine months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2016 | 8:55 am

Egypt ancient gold mines offer clues on country’s untapped vast mineral deposits

The country is said to be sitting on mineral deposits worth hundreds of billions of dollars which, once developed, could surpass oil as its main source of income.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2016 | 6:55 am