“Shouting fire in a crowded theatre” is a popular old adage for speech or actions made for the primary reason of creating unnecessary panic. Warren Buffett has adopted this saying into a metaphor that ties in the idea of swinging investor sentiment.

Following a surprising two-week rally in the middle of the month, precious metals ended the last full week of June almost exactly where they began after the gold price rose to a nine week high and silver reached its highest level since mid-March.

The price of gold rallied to approach US$1400 an ounce in March 2014 before falling back, stabilising, dipping again, and rising once again in June. Here is a year to date price chart tracking the moves.

A Brazilian federal court has revoked Canadian miner Belo Sun Mining’s preliminary licence for the Volta Grande project in the Para state of Amazon, saying it failed to assess the impact of mining on local indigenous communities.

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A couple of years ago, an initiative was started to get the German government and its central bank to repatriate its gold reserves.

Gold prices have had a nasty few years, as have major gold miners and mining stocks. Gold bullion prices are down significantly from highs around $1,900 an ounce — and even worse, gold investments including Newmont (NEM), Barrick Gold (ABX) and GoldCorp (GG) are all down over 50% in the last three years.