August 8, 2024 Africa’s top gold producer opens first plant to refine bullion The Royal Ghana Gold Refinery aims to refine 400 kilograms of gold a day, sourcing the raw material mainly from artisanal and small-scale mines.
August 8, 2024 China’s Baosteel, Baowu Aluminum, Japan’s Kobe Steel to form JV The new company will produce aluminum sheets for China's domestic automobile manufacturers.
August 8, 2024 Bellevue set to join elite gold group Less than a year into production and ASX-listed Bellevue Gold has set its sights on an expansion to 250,000 ounces each year.
August 7, 2024 Yukon government will not halt mining, despite First Nation’s concerns The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Nation had called for a pause to all mining and an independent investigation after the landslide at the facility where cyanide is used to extract gold.
August 7, 2024 Adriatic Metals CEO Paul Cronin resigns Under Cronin's leadership, Adriatic went from explorer to silver producer in Bosnia in less than seven years.
August 7, 2024 Gem Diamonds digs up 145 carat diamond in Lesotho The Type II, white diamond is the ninth greater than 100-carat precious stone recovered this year at the Letsěng mine.
August 6, 2024 UK Royal Mint opens facility to recover gold from e-waste The move would provide a more sustainable source of the precious metal and reduce dependence on traditional mining methods.
August 6, 2024 First Quantum to trim work hours at stalled Panama copper mine The decision may put some pressure on the new administration of President Jose Raul Mulino.
August 6, 2024 Cerrado Gold avoids new capital costs in plan to expand Don Nicolás mine in Argentina The new PEA states that the lack of initial capital costs is due to the company having already built a heap leach pad and extraction circuit last year.
August 6, 2024 Copper 360 reboots Rietberg mine in South Africa This marks the first time in more than four decades that copper has been mined from the O’Kiep district.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
