Articles Tagged "prices"

SAfrica gold sector plans to demand big wage talks

South Africa’s unions reported their plans to demand big wage hikes from gold producers enjoying high prices, but gold firms declared that they are missing out on the rising prices due to dwindling output, setting the stage for tough talks. For full story, click here

Mining costs see a bright future

Mining costs, which constituted the industry’s biggest headache up until a year ago, are now a bright spot for a sector more concerned with volatile demand and tight financing markets. The shift in costs follows several years of rampant inflation in the mining sector, which had kept gold miners from realizing the benefits of soaring [...]

Gold sales drop in UAE, Saudi Arabia

Global economic crisis is making hard on gold sales and bullion markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Rising unemployment, crash in realty prices and plunging stock markets have taken the sheen out of the gold market in all the major cities across UAE and the Saudi Kingdom. For full story, click here

Gold company stocks gained on investor trust

Gold prices showed signs of volatility after its peak of $ 1,000 per ounce level but the gold related stocks on BSE and NSE seems to have benefited on the confidence of investors in the commodity than the stocks. For full story, click here