PRECIOUS METALS

Gold demand rose the third fastest in the world in Turkey in 2013, for consumers.

Consumer-based gold demand hit new records in 2013, even as investors fled the precious metal.

China produced, consumed and imported record amounts of gold in 2013.

As gold breaks free from narrow trading ranges, U.S. investors are once again showing interest in the metal as a form of insurance.

U.S. gold coin sales fell 40 percent in January from a year earlier.

Historically, institutional investors have favored gold. How about during the post-financial crisis era?

U.S. Department of Defense cuts have heightened the airshow's importance. Here's why.

Chinese gold consumption recorded a 41 percent leap in 2013.

The call to switch to gold mining stocks is increasingly popular among industry experts.

The World Gold Council estimates that about 30 percent of the gold mining industry becomes unprofitable below $1,200 per ounce.

Interest from Mexico mirrors investments by Japanese pension funds, which have boosted gold holdings in recent years.

Declining prices for gold futures are sending Italy's used gold brokers into a tailspin.

Telling stat: Citigroup analysts estimated that existing platinum supply rose 95 percent over the past six years.

Gold prices will struggle to climb higher in 2014, according to EverBank strategist Chris Gaffney.

South African miners began indefinite strikes against the world’s top three platinum producers on Thursday, threatening global supplies.

Flows into specialist exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw their largest daily inflows since January 2013.

Industry sources say the Chinese central bank bought over 1,600 tons of gold since its last official announcement on the topic in 2009.

The EPA took three years to wade through 1.1 million comments and emphasized likely environmental damage coming from any large-scale mine.

Gold rose to $1,250 per ounce on Monday, up $50 from the previous week’s trading ranges, as hedge funds pivoted with interest to the metal.

The CEO of Coeur Mining spoke with IBTimes about the silver industry, and his remarks were candid and wide-ranging.

The Royal Mint expects to stock the collectors' coin again soon.

The U.K. Royal Mint sold out of a gold bullion coin in just two days. Why?

Three of four major types of commodities fared poorly, on boosted global supply and fears over U.S. monetary policy.

Since Myanmar produces most of the world's jade, that could be very bad news.

What went wrong and how many billions did the Swiss central bank lose in write-downs on its 1,040 tons of gold reserves?

Gold has had a terrible year, but analysts expect a slightly better outlook for 2014.

Some gold-selling startups have leaned toward accepting bitcoins in payment for gold.

AT&T was the first to offer the original Galaxy Note in the US, and it could do the same with the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 as well.

Any stimulus reduction talk will be analyzed for its impact on gold prices, in the last major economic event of the year.