Like farmers on a sunny day who sense a heavy rainfall on the way, gold watchers spent much of August bracing themselves for a major correction in the gold price, even as spot prices kept breaking new, all-time nominal record highs since July….
In a new report from Renaissance Capital, equity strategist Charles Robertson argues that African nations have begun “the long-awaited period of catch-up with the developed world” and that “the bottom billion is becoming the fastest billion.”
After a decade-long bull market “the gold mining industry has done little to bring on new supply,” Standard Chartered concludes in a new report, arguing that the gold market will be in deficit until at least 2015.
As fresh sovereign debt crises unfold and fears mount over a possible second recession, investors continue to look to gold as a leading safe-haven investment.
The following is an edited excerpt from the Geological Survey of Canada’s report Geological energy resource potential of Canada. To download the full report visit http://geopub.nrcan.gc.ca.
Canada is home to the majority of the world’s public mining companies and the majority of mining company financings are completed in Canada. As a result, Canada has one of the most developed regulatory systems for mining companies, and its…
August 5 was a day for the history books, as Standard and Poor’s lowered its rating on America’s long-term sovereign credit to “AA+” from “AAA” with a “negative outlook.” This is the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. debt by a major bond-rating…
A pillar of the gold bug’s argument for continued strength in the decade-long bull run for gold is the world-weary prediction that most of the U.S. political class will keep showing abject cowardice or wilful ignorance in dealing with the…
In the letter from Stu Averill that you published in your July 18-24, 2011 issue, he raised several issues of wider interest than just the results published by Trelawney Mining and Exploration that he addressed. I draw your attention to some of…
In a Letter to the Editor two issues ago, I responded to an earlier cover story describing exploration progress at the Côté Lake, Ont., gold project of Trelawney Mining and Exploration. Côté Lake has an initial…
The following is an excerpt from the Canadian Mineral Industry Federation’s submission to the Annual Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference, which was held in July in Kananaskis, Alta.
Chile’s mining sector was rocked by a 24-hour walkout in mid-July by unionized workers at state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner. It’s the first countrywide strike at Codelco in 18 years.
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