Mining

Mining shares looked like those most precious of commodities last week, with the FTSE mining index jumping 18 percent in the week to Friday.

Marijuana companies have mesmerized retail investors, depriving the mining sector of the risk capital that’s typically been its “lifeblood.” But two mega-deals and a dramatic hostile...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks closed higher Tuesday, lifted by miners and crude-oil futures, while shares of Ivanhoe Mines surged after the company said it was ending a pact...

If you’re positive on gold, mining companies are the place to be, said Dan Denbow, co-portfolio manager at USAA Precious Metals & Minerals Fund. He shared his best mining stock plays.

Metals and mining stocks were thrown off gear after prices of metals crashed from their peaks in 2011 and brought the global commodity markets to a grinding halt. Now mining stocks are showing...

Silver is a precious metal, like gold, but the silver industry's supply and demand dynamics are a little different. With a much more pronounced tilt toward industrial uses (around 50% of demand...

Shares of mining giants may have slumped this year on falling demand from China and as investors shun assets but they may be due for a bounce.

You’ve no doubt heard the adage “All good things must come to an end.” But Geoffrey Chaucer’s original words were actually more encompassing. He thought all things must come to an end....

After years of losses, funds focused on gold and gold miners are up sharply this year as investors snapped gold for protection from a turbulent stock market.Gold-focused funds were among the...