Intergovernmental Forum calls for resource taxation re-evaluation

If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes

Chatree remains in operations despite and order by the country's military regime last week to halt all gold mining and exploration activities.

Move comes on the heels of Rio Tinto’s decision to resume work on a $5.3 billion expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, following a three-year delay due to disputes with authorities.

Negative interest rates and slow growth have fuelled investors' demand for gold in record-breaking fashion.

Thailand will shutter its largest gold mine by the end of the year after the government said concern the project was damaging the environment and sickening workers outweighed its economic benefit.

New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.

According to the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Japan’s plants are set to become stranded assets as a result of overcapacity and cheaper power sources, such as renewables.

BMI Research analysts also believe gold prices bottomed in 2015 and expect the metal to edge higher over the coming quarters.

Tectonic shifts in the global coal market are underway, posing a series of questions for traditional coal supply markets.