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By Tommy Humphreys |
February 19, 2013
Its no-rail advantage puts Oceanic’s Hopes Advance project before Asian steelmakers for potential partnership.
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By Jon Nadler |
December 7, 2012
The big surprise this morning was that the US jobs figures…surprised to the upside, and then some. Gold prices promptly fell by as much as $18 (all the way back down to $1,682) in the wake of the report that showed US unemployment falling to 7.7%.
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By Roger Conrad |
December 7, 2012
The metals and mining industry is highly cyclical and fiercely competitive, given to periodic overcapacity and sharp fluctuations demand. Global economic conditions have provided a major headwind for this sector but long-term prospects are still attractive.
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By Scott Wright |
December 3, 2012
To satiate the world’s growing hunger for silver, a lot of pressure has been placed on its supply chain. And with total annual supply recently exceeding 31k metric tons (1.0b ounces) for the first time ever, suppliers have made a valiant effort to meet demand.
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By Taki Tsaklanos |
November 29, 2012
In terms of supply, the gold rich deposits have become more and more scarce. Senior miners are struggling to find new deposits. So gold in the ground has never been as important as today.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
November 19, 2012
Mining companies are now stepping back in time and are shifting exploration efforts to ever more remote, geo-politically challenged locations in a search for laterite ore because of a lack of discovery of new nickel sulfide deposits.
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By Adrian Ash |
October 17, 2012
Wholesale bullion prices to buy gold recovered an early dip in London on Wednesday morning, rising back to $1,750 per ounce as European stock markets also rose and the single currency hit its best level in more than a month.
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By Brian Sylvester |
October 17, 2012
The US Department of Defense has made a bold move to support a North American rare earth element project, and it's made waves in the market. Jeb Handwerger, editor of Gold Stock Trades, explains what this means for investors.
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By Jon Nadler |
September 21, 2012
The opening of the final trading session of the week saw the metals’ complex move higher once again after a few sessions marked by indecision and tande-trading with the euro. Spot gold was bid near $1,777 early on Friday while spot silver hovered near $34.90.
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By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader |
August 24, 2012
The decision by BHP Billiton, one of the world’s largest producers of copper, to postpone its planned $20 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam mine is sounding alarms about the near term state of the global economy.