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Peru protesters push to stop $5bn Newmont mine

Tuesday , 18 Jun 2013
Thousands of opponents circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to stop Newmont from going ahead with its Conga gold project.

Golden Star cuts production guidance, exploration and capex spending

Tuesday , 18 Jun 2013
Golden Star’s operational review process has included cost reduction measures, mine plan re-optimization and capital reallocation.

Gold drifts below $1,390 as focus shifts to FOMC

Monday , 17 Jun 2013
According to analysts, the market is hoping for insightful comments in the course of the next Fed policy meeting...which is likely to affect gold's further development.

Gold, silver consolidate as trading range narrows

Monday , 17 Jun 2013
For Julian Phillips, gold ETF sales remain a decisive factor in the market

Gold curbs not enough to curb India’s May imports

Monday , 17 Jun 2013
India's 90% jump in gold imports in May helped push the trade deficit to $20.14 billion in May, from $17.8 billion in April; but the RBI insists there is evidence of moderation so far in June.

Gold slips as all eyes turn to this week’s US Feld meeting

Monday , 17 Jun 2013
The yellow metal fell on Monday as the dollar rose, after closing up roughly half a percent last week.

Newcrest facing scrutiny writedown disclosure

Monday , 17 Jun 2013
According to a spokesman, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is in discussions with ASX regarding the trade and will determine if further action is needed

Australian gold output slips 5% in Q1 - survey

Monday , 17 Jun 2013
Output from the region fell to 63.5 tonnes in the first quarter from 67 tonnes in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the latest Gold Quarterly Review by Surbiton

Weak S&P, strong physical demand push gold to weekly gain

Saturday , 15 Jun 2013
The metal rose about 0.3 percent on the week. It has now posted gains in three of the last four weeks following a historic two-day selloff in mid-April.

MMTC sale fetches Indian government $98m

Saturday , 15 Jun 2013
India's government sold a minority stake in the country's largest importer of gold and silver, but the steep discount at which it was sold raised some eyebrows.

Ghana's gold output drops on suspended mines, falling prices

Friday , 14 Jun 2013
Ghana’s gold output fell 3% in the first quarter as prices tumbled and some unprofitable mines suspended production.

Sumatra Copper and Gold's "small and manageable" approach a sign of the times

Friday , 14 Jun 2013
Sumatra Copper and Gold's recent rights issue and its smaller-is-better approach offer a window into the ways in which miners are increasingly having to operate.

Harmony Gold finances Rock Engineering chair at University of Pretoria

Friday , 14 Jun 2013
South Africa’s third largest gold miner, Harmony Gold, is donating R4.7 million to the University of Pretoria for the establishment of a chair in Rock Engineering.

Government curbs finally bite; Indian gold imports fall

Friday , 14 Jun 2013
Scarred by the high import duty of 8% and the crackdown on nominated gold importing agencies, India's imports fall.

Gold bears return as ETP rout extends to 17th week

Friday , 14 Jun 2013
Traders turned bearish for the first time in a month as investors reduced holdings in ETPs for a 17th consecutive week.

Spot Gold USD/oz	1,378.00	-0.47%
Spot Silver USD/oz	21.74	-0.59%
Spot Platinum USD/oz	1,422.00	-0.78%
Spot Palladium USD/oz	703.00	-1.26%
LME Copper USD/t	7,045	-0.18%
LME Aluminium USD/t	1,816	+0.17%
LME Nickel USD/t	14,230	+1.43%
LME Lead USD/t	2,100	+0.38%