May 1, 2020

Court orders PNG to negotiate Porgera permit with Barrick

Judge has instructed the parties to report on the progress of talks before returning to court on May 8.

May 1, 2020

Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m

The move would allow Petra to draw 400 million ($21m) rand of a 1 billion rand revolving credit facility to saty afloat.

April 30, 2020

Gold price back below $1,700 despite surge in ETF buying

Spot gold is back below the $1,700/oz mark, down nearly 2% to $1,686.

April 30, 2020

Belarus scores potash contract with Chinese consortium

It's the first muriate of potash (MOP) contract since September 2018.

April 30, 2020

Endeavour Silver to reopen Mexican mines

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would allow the restart of certain mining activities before June.

April 30, 2020

Codelco raises $800 million to face crisis

Chile’s state-owned copper miner said it received more than 320 orders, worth $10.6 billion, the highest ever for a Codelco bond.

April 29, 2020

Vale mulling offers for New Caledonia nickel assets

The nickel operations, the world's largest, have been on the block since December.

April 28, 2020

Surging profits seen as no safety net for winning gold stocks

Short-term production disruptions could hurt gold miners’ near-term financial results.

April 28, 2020

Gold price on decline ahead of Fed decision

Gold declined for the third day in a row, but is still near its seven-year peak.

April 28, 2020

Scotiabank to close its metals business

Scotia was for years the world’s biggest lender to the physical precious metals industry.