VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Oct. 9, 2013) – Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BGM)(FRANKFURT:IWUB) ("Barkerville" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company and its subsidiaries have entered into a $15 …

The Oxford English Dictionary defines fool's gold, a substance known as iron pyrite, as "a brassy yellow mineral…that can be mistaken for gold." In the context of college football, fool's gold relates to teams that may, on the outside, appear to have …

LONDON/NEW YORK – Investors looking for a surge in gold prices as the U.S. government shutdown rumbles on and the deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches are likely to be disappointed. While the threat of a U.S. debt default on October 17 …

Pretium Resources Inc. (PVG), the developer of the Valley of the Kings gold discovery in British Columbia, plunged the most in almost three years after a company evaluating an ore sample quit the project. Pretium fell 29 percent to C$4.95 ($4.76) at 10 …

Kinross, the third-largest Canada-based gold miner, doesn't need to sell assets or make acquisitions, Rollinson said. The company, which suspended dividend payments in July, is focused on maintaining balance-sheet strength, operating its mines well and …

LONDON – So will all the phones be gold now? The latest gold phone comes from HTC: a limited-edition version of the One that will be worth $4,422 and be distributed to winners of some music awards in the U.K. HTC brought one of these golden models to …

Analysts said it looked like investors were losing confidence in gold as a safe haven, noting that the precious metal did not rise as much as some had thought it would as the Oct. 17 deadline neared for a potential U.S. debt default. "This lack of …

NEW DELHI—Indian retailers are paying more for gold than the metal's international price as a festival-season buying rush and curbs on imports have led demand to far outstrip supplies, traders said Wednesday. Local buyers are paying as much as $50 a …

Investors looking for a surge in gold prices as the U.S. government shutdown rumbles on and the deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches are likely to be disappointed. While the threat of a U.S. debt default on October 17 offers gold bulls a …