June 21, 2013

Asteroid miner exceeds $1 million crowd-funding goal

Planetary Resources is now going for $2 million and has created new incentives to lure backers.

June 21, 2013

Gold, silver turn positive

Precious metals hit fresh multi-year lows in European trading before turning positive.

June 21, 2013

Chile’s court launches probe on why Barrick’s Pascua-Lama fine was reduced

It was cut down from $16 million to $12 million.

June 20, 2013

Gold price drops $97 to September 2010 level

Gold price plummets after the US Federal Reserve signaled an end to its loose monetary policy may come sooner rather than later.

June 20, 2013

Gold falls under $1,300 and silver drops beneath $20

Markets slump.

June 20, 2013

Silver found to be key weapon in fight against antibiotics resistance

Adding silver to antibiotics can make them up to 1,000 times more effective, say experts.

June 19, 2013

Get ready for stupid cheap silver prices

Senior analyst David H. Smith navigates the jungle by advising which explorers, midtiers, stalwarts and royalties to consider buying.

June 19, 2013

China sinks another $1.32bn into Peruvian copper project

Chinalco Mining Corp. adds more investment to boost production capacity.

June 18, 2013

Seven Australian companies to survive a metals market correction

Analyst Andrew Richards believes his country's resource sector has turned a corner.

June 17, 2013

BHP bribery accusations not fully investigated: report

Official documents reveal neither the Australian Federal Police nor the Australian Securities and Investments Commission did enough to investigate the 2008 Beijing Olympics-related claims against BHP.