Commentary: It’s time gold miners act on unfair competition
Given some of the enormous gold sales on Comex last year, I was curious what it would take to mine that much ore.
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PDAC: Ned Goodman on China, gold and Warren Buffett
“If you think it’s all about money, if you think it’s all about gold, you’re right,” Ned Goodman, president and CEO at Dundee Corp. (TSX: DC.A), declared at a luncheon during the Prospectors & Developers…
Editorial: Curtain closes on New Prosperity
The firm denial by the federal government on environmental grounds of Taseko Mines’ proposed New Prosperity open-pit gold–copper mine near Williams Lake, B.C., wasn’t a surprise to many in the market, as evidenced by most…
What’s a better store of wealth: Bitcoin or gold?
There’s been a lot of talk about the new currency on the block: the bitcoin.
John Kaiser: The bull is back
It used to be that retail investors attending investment shows like the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference would go out and actually buy the stocks their favourite speakers touted, says John Kaiser, the editor of Kaiser Research…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Zinc’s price set to rise, analysts say
Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and a commodity market specialist at Scotiabank, believes zinc “will be the next big base-metal play for investors.” She forecasts prices will average US94¢ per lb. in 2014 —…
Kaiser: Zinc uptrend could benefit these three juniors
Like many metal-market observers, John Kaiser of Kaiser Research Online sees opportunity in zinc.
Editorial: Gold hops back into the saddle
Gold prices are showing renewed vigour as March begins, with spot prices rising to four-month highs above US$1,340 per oz. at press time, building on the Valentine’s Day crossing of the US$1,300 threshold.
Four dynamos enter the CMHF
Four new inductees boasting outstanding achievements in the diverse fields of mining engineering consulting, modern mineral exploration and grassroots prospecting joined the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in the twenty-sixth annual ceremony in…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Gold reserves shrink as miners adjust to lower gold prices
VANCOUVER — Gold’s sliding price has forced mining majors to cancel new mines, shutter or sell high-cost operations, shelve expansion plans and dramatically write down asset valuations. Now gold’s price decline is cutting into…