Investing.com – President Donald Trump seems to have read the minds of his Chinese negotiators and pushed a trade deal with Beijing beyond 2020, sending gold to four-week highs on Tuesday as risk-averse investors scurried for a hedge.

Chile’s Atacama salt flat may get all the attention when it comes to lithium, but the South American nation is looking to develop two lesser-known deposits of the mineral needed to power a global push into electric cars. Chile’s mining minister, Baldo Prokurica, told Reuters on a trip to the Atacama region the government had […]

Concern over additional tariffs buoy gold prices

Silver is back above the $17.00 level on Tuesday. The up-and-down trade talks between the U.S. and China continue to have a significant impact on risk appetite and on safe-haven assets like silver.

Rio Tinto Plc said on Tuesday it would spend $1.5 billion to expand its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, part of a growing trend by miners to invest in strategic mineral projects across the United States. The move more than doubles the mining industry’s recent investment in U.S. copper projects, as Tesla Inc and other […]

Silver is looking up at the $17.00 on Monday. The metal has lost ground on concern that up-and-down U.S-China trade talks could be stalled.

Silver markets have initially dipped during the trading session on Monday to kick off the week, but as we have seen more than once, the buyers have come in to pick it up on a pullback. It should continue to find a bit of base in this general vicinity, based upon the price action that […]

Canada’s Centerra Gold Inc said on Monday that search operation for two missing workers at its Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan was underway and that it had temporarily shut the mine as it was focusing on rescue efforts. “A re-start of open pit mining operations won’t occur until the Company is certain that the search […]

Canadian gold miner Semafo Inc said on Monday it does not expect to restart operations at its Boungou Mine in Burkina Faso this year after a deadly attack on a convoy of buses carrying its employees last month forced it to suspend operations. Burkina Faso is struggling to combat surging Islamist violence in its remote […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 752 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. Insider Monkey finished processing more than 750 13F filings submitted by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds' portfolio positions as of September […]

India will make hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts mandatory from mid-January, a senior government minister said on Friday, a move that could boost demand in the world’s second-biggest gold market by tackling quality concerns. Hallmarking will be mandatory from Jan. 15, but a period of one year will be allowed to set up new […]

If stocks begin to retreat from their record levels and investors start to move money into the safe-haven Treasurys and Japanese Yen then gold prices are likely to be supported.

Bougainville Vice President Raymond Masono says he will revive a plan to overhaul the region’s mining laws after the independence referendum, which could strip the former operator of the Panguna gold and copper project of its interests. Under the proposed mining law amendments, Bougainville would take a 60% share in all projects and retain all […]

Chile has asked top lithium miner SQM to decide by year’s end what it will do with its holdings in the Maricunga salt flat, the country’s second richest in lithium, the country’s mining minister told Reuters. “We have asked SQM, which has holdings on the flat, to participate in a work group to determine what […]

The silver markets initially fell during the trading session on Wednesday but have found buyers again to pick up the slack. At this point, it looks as if the market continues to determine whether or not the $17.00 level is going to offer enough support.

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Bougainville Vice President Raymond Masono said he will revive a plan to overhaul the region’s mining laws after its ongoing independence referendum, which could strip the former operator of the Panguna gold and copper project of its interests. The proposed changes, which have been criticised by Panguna landowners, would also erase an interest in the […]

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi-controlled owner has agreed to sell a $500 million stake to U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake, making it the world’s most valuable soccer group with a $4.8 billion price tag. Tech-focused Silver Lake will buy just over 10% of City Football Group (CFG), which owns reigning English Premier […]

Incoming BHP Group Chief Executive Mike Henry said the world’s biggest miner is prioritising new developments in technology to cut costs and improve safety, including collaborations with tech start-ups and researchers. Henry, who will the reins at BHP from Jan. 1, kept a prior commitment to speak at a mining technology conference in Perth on […]

Ethiopia will prioritise potash and construction minerals in a push to attract investment from large-scale miners, according to a draft policy document reviewed by Reuters ahead of an expected government announcement on Monday. Ethiopia is looking to woo foreign mining companies to kick-start development of its vast mineral resources to plug a large trade deficit. […]