Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Barrick chairman of the the world's biggest gold producer commented that while the gold price may be volatile, its upward climb is not over. "It may fluctuate, (but) to us and I think to our investors, the key criteria should be that it's got a secular tendency now to move up year in and year out" said Peter Munk. "While it may trade off in the two-week or three-month period, I think the trend ...

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It's easy to forget that that the silver found in the ring around your finger, the arm of your eyeglasses, or the spoon you use at dinner is part of a rich history reaching back to the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome who used silver to control bodily infection and prevent food spoilage. In the fifth century B.C., Hippocrates (known as the Father of Medicine) used silver to heal wounds. In the same century, the King of Persia used a silve...

There’s an old saying that goes “gold is where you find it.” This may seem overly simplistic, but it makes sense when considering that many companies have had success recently by exploring near and beneath past workings in Mexico. After all, historic mining regions are historic for a reason. Spanish conquistadors mined metal deposits in Mexico for over 300 years, but thanks to modern exploratio...