Alexander Pozdeev, head of Zapadno-Uralsky Machine-Building Concern, a major Russian company, was arrested in Uzbekistan according to reports in the Russian media. A criminal case has been opened against Pozdeev.
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Top gold miner Barrick Gold has met with officials from Chile’s mining ministry last week in an effort to restart construction of its troubled Pascua Lama project in South America.
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What’s in a name? It’s unfortunate, to put it mildly, that London’s global benchmarks for precious metals pricing are called “fixes”.
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After a barn-burning opening to the year in January and February, gold and gold shares settled down for a necessary correction in March. To those who claim that gold and silver are supposed to go up every single day …
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AngloGold Ashanti, the world’s third-biggest gold producer, will consider selling part or all of its Obuasi mine once it has undertaken a major restructuring of the Ghanaian operation, its chief executive officer said.
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Ken Hoffman, who specializes in metals and mining over at Bloomberg Research, talks to Daniela Cambone of Kitco News about he sees for the gold mining industry for the coming year.
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The last three years have given long-term silver investors an excellent chance to buy on the way down, as we’ve pulled back steadily since April 2011. As the price has come down I have been recommending for some time to dollar-cost average …
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Mining companies may just have one more year of tough going. Speaking about what he calls “the trough of a turning point,” John Kaiser of Kaiser Research Online makes the case for retail investors …
What will shake retail investors out of their shell shock? Read More »
Precious metals tend to exhibit a seasonal pattern to their price trends, with summer weakness that leads to strength in the fall. Add to this the fact that mineral exploration in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in Canada …
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Gold miners will have to acquire new projects in 2015 and 2016 if they intend to stay in business. This from Brent Cook …
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