Rising GDP drives consumer gold demand
The following is an edited summary from the U.K.-based World Gold Council about its report entitled: The growth dividend: How rising GDP lifts gold consumer demand. The full report can be found at www.gold.org.
Commodities Markets
Commentary: Rise and growth of gold ETFs
The last decade has been an eventful one for gold markets. We have seen a remarkable 12-year bull market, a shift in demand from the developed West to the rising East, and global central banks as net buyers of gold for the first time since…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, September 23, 2014Precious MetalsPrice…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $1,238.75 -17.25 Silver $18.75 -0.25 Platinum $1,369.00 -26 Palladium $839.00 -42 Base…
Mongolia: Greener grass or dry desert steppe?
For some, the grass always appears greener for mining projects in distant and foreign jurisdictions. Why? Perhaps it’s the mining industry’s persistent optimism and the belief that these jurisdictions could never be as bad or…
Facts ‘n’ figures: Refined copper in deficit in early 2014
According to preliminary International Copper Study Group data, the refined copper market balance for May 2014 (excluding the adjustment for changes in China’s bonded stocks) showed an apparent production deficit of 69,000 tonnes. When…
LBMA Gold Price nearer to reality as new benchmark
It worked so well for silver — next up is gold.
Metals, mining and money markets
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Editorial: Commodities prices twist and turn
With the sobriety of September settling in, commodity prices have shown some dramatic movements as the global economy shows signs of recovery and growth.
Commentary: Global gold demand continues recalibration
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Gold Council’s summary of its report, Gold Demand Trends Q2 2014. The full report can be found at www.gold.org.
Metals, mining and money markets
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Tsilhqot’in case: What it means for resource development in Ontario
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia case (2014 SCC 44). The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the B.C. trial judge’s findings on aboriginal title and granted…