April 5, 2023

Eldorado secures 80% of Skouries gold-copper project funding

The $744m financing facility is expected to cover the bulk of the investment needed to finish construction of the mine in northern Greece.

April 5, 2023

Hochschild Mining walks away from Canadian gold project

It has ended option to earn in a 60% stake in Skeena Resources' Snip gold project, in British Columbia.

April 4, 2023

Iron ore price expected to ease over next 5 years on slower demand growth and more supply

In the long term, Fitch expects prices to decline to $50 a tonne.

April 4, 2023

Zimbabwe to investigate gold-smuggling allegations

The government has broken the silence around allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering exposed in an Al-Jazeera documentary.

April 4, 2023

Barrick to earn into Midland’s Patris gold project in Quebec

Barrick must make cash payments of C$1.02m and exploration work totalling C$16.57m over eight years, to earn up to a 75% stake in Patris.

April 3, 2023

Iron ore price slides on Chinese regulatory crackdown worries

The Chinese state planner has issued several warnings against hoarding and speculation in recent weeks.

April 3, 2023

Agnico Eagle becomes sole owner of Canadian Malartic mine

The world’s third-biggest bullion producer now owns the Canadian Malartic, one of North America’s biggest gold mines.

April 3, 2023

Researchers find new way to shape tiny gold pieces for electronics

Using highly charged ions, it is possible to melt or flatten nano gold nuggets.

March 31, 2023

Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea

Buyers Sichuan Road and Bridge Group have paid $105 million. A second instalment of $16 million is expected within the next six months

March 31, 2023

New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining

By integrating traceability in gold sourcing and processing, Fênix DTVM and Minespider have delivered the first fully traced gold bar.