Silver Top Stories

Electronic waste at new high, squandering gold, other metals-study

Raw materials in 2016 scrap worth an estimated $64.61 billion, including metals such as gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium, U.N.-backed study said.

Reuters | December 13, 2017 | 9:12 am

Argentina’s Don Nicolás gold-silver project goes into production

Initial work at the Santa Cruz site started back in…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 6:48 pm

Bitcoin’s mania parabolic

Bitcoin’s meteoric skyrocketing this year has been astonishing, captivating traders…

Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | December 10, 2017 | 3:59 pm

Wisconsin to lift sulphide mining ban

In six months sulphide miners in Wisconsin could be back…

Andrew Topf | December 10, 2017 | 3:40 pm

Mongolian Gov’t can’t nationalize Erdenet Copper Mine — court

Erdenet, which produces 530,000 tons of ore annually, is one…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2017 | 7:31 am

Joy Global ends the year with 87% earnings drop

Share price drops more than 6%.

Ana Komnenic | December 11, 2013 | 6:26 pm

Last time hedge funds were this bearish, the gold price was $700

Hedge funds are the least bullish on gold since 2007 prompting contrarians betting all the big sellers have been flushed out, to push gold higher Tuesday.

Frik Els | December 10, 2013 | 8:34 pm

Employment prospects for Canadian miners don’t look good

Canadian mining companies are becoming increasingly unwilling to add employees to their payrolls and are reporting the weakest hiring intentions since Q3 2009.

Ana Komnenic | December 10, 2013 | 6:43 pm

Gold, copper and silver to face more troubles in 2014— PwC

The three key metals that struggled to find footing in 2013, however, are expected to stabilize, says the report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2013 | 5:34 pm

Abandoned mine may offer novel solution for global warming

Researchers from Stanford University may have found a way to permanently bury greenhouse gas emissions inside the Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2013 | 10:36 am

Can Juniors borrow instead of raising equity? – Kenton Ralph Toews

Juniors usually raise cash to keep their operations going by issuing new shares.

Sprott Group | December 5, 2013 | 10:24 pm

Another big bank pulls out of commodities

Deutsche, Europe's number two bank, has joined the US exodus and is getting out commodities trading, although it is keeping precious metals in its portfolio.

Frik Els | December 5, 2013 | 8:38 pm

The curious case for silver

It has been a difficult year for silver investors with the metal falling by 36% year-to-date.

Sprott Group | December 5, 2013 | 3:33 pm

Barrick: Thornton takes control April, former De Beers exec becomes COO

Thornton brings finance background and strong China connections, while James Gowans, former chief of the diamond giant's Canada unit brings mining experience.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2013 | 7:41 pm

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