August 18, 2020

Gold price back above $2,000

Gold prices climbed above $2,000 as the dollar declined to a two-year low.

August 18, 2020

AngloGold Ashanti ups stake in Pure Gold

Company has invested an additional C$5 million and increased its ownership to 16% in Canadian gold developer.

August 18, 2020

Barrick, Japan Gold expand exploration work

The alliance has begun sampling around Sanru, Japan Gold’s largest project, located on Hokkaido island.

August 18, 2020

BHP defers decision on Jansen potash mine

The world’s largest miner will decide whether to go ahead with the $17bn potash project in Canada by mid-2021.

August 17, 2020

Gold price recovers from worst week since March

Spot gold advanced 1.7%, while US gold futures jumped 2.1% after briefly touching $2,000/oz earlier on Monday.

August 17, 2020

Warren Buffett makes unexpected bet on gold

Berkshire Hathaway recently invested in Barrick Gold, raising its stake in the gold miner to about $605 million.

August 17, 2020

Lynas posts 2020 loss, raises funds for plant in Australia

The world's biggest rare earths miner outside China posted an A$19.4 million loss for the year ended June 30 and outlined plans to raise A$425 million.

August 17, 2020

Lithium Americas to restart Argentina project

The Canadian miner had to suspend construction at Caucharí-Olaroz again in early July due to covid-related issues.

August 17, 2020

Coal’s days may be over in the US

President Trump has demonstrated that even a fervently pro-coal, anti-renewables administration can’t halt the decline of the former or the rise of the latter.

August 14, 2020

Gold miners’ Q2 2020 fundamentals

Revenues, earnings, operating cash flows, and cash all soared dramatically last quarter.