March 2014

Kinross cuts Tasiast expansion costs by $1.1 billion

Frik Els | March 31, 2014 - 10:36 pm

Gold price slides to 7-week low as hedge funds drop 1.8m ounces

Gold price down to $1,284 as ETF investors scale back holdings and speculators cut bullish bets on gold futures and options by 1.8 million ounces.

Frik Els | March 31, 2014 - 10:12 pm

Precious Metals

Barrick Gold slashes pay, adopts exec scorecard

Chairman John Thornton had to make do with $7 million less and CEO Jamie Sokalsky's take home shrank 3.7 million last year when shares in the world's number one gold miner tanked 45%.

Frik Els | March 31, 2014 - 9:18 pm

Base Metals

Chinese shadow banking and commodities

The story that commodities are at the centre of China’s shadow banking system has gained prominence in recent weeks.

GoldMoney | March 31, 2014 - 8:00 pm

Energy

Drummond to restart coal exports from Colombia

Local media is reporting the miner is hours away from resuming its coal shipments at its Cienaga port.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 - 6:55 pm

Vale could lose all of its Simandou investment

Brazilian giant Vale acquired the interest in Simandou deposit in Guinea from BSGR for $2.5 billion in 2010, but stopped payments after the first $500 million was forked over.

Frik Els | March 31, 2014 - 6:53 pm

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Iron ore price ends first quarter with a bang

Price of steelmaking raw material up 4% on Monday, erasing all of March's steep losses. Forecaster says move back above $130 a tonne on the cards.

Frik Els | March 31, 2014 - 6:36 pm

Precious Metals

Netagio lets customers trade Bitcoins for gold, British pounds, Euro or US dollars

“Gold is one of the world’s oldest currencies and now our customers can trade it for one of the newest - Bitcoins,” said Simon Hamblin, Managing Director at Netagio. “We’re offering customers the chance to exchange Bitcoins for gold and vice versa, with the reassurance that Netagio has incredibly safe, state-of-the-art storage solutions for both.”

Netagio | March 31, 2014 - 6:14 pm

Battery Metals

Chinese trading platform for rare earth completes first week of operations amid WTO dispute

China's rare earth industry is responsible for almost 90% of global output, but the nation has been imposed strict export quotas since 2010.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 - 5:38 pm

Battery Metals

Rare earth recycling: Is it worth it?

Mining neodymium is dirty, but recycling may not be a panacea either.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2014 - 5:03 pm

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