January 26, 2021

Barrick, Japan Gold step up southern exploration

Partners have secured rights to 18 new prospecting areas in the Asian country’s Hokusatsu Region.

January 26, 2021

Cerrado Gold grows gold-silver portfolio in Argentina

The privately-owned Canadian company is now the owner of Minera Mariana Argentina and its two main assets.

January 26, 2021

Appia Energy confirms high-grade mineralization at REE property in Saskatchewan

The Toronto-based company intersected up to 11.035 wt% total rare earth oxide and 0.025 wt% gallium oxide over 2.8 metres.

January 26, 2021

Pandemic hit Yamana Gold 2020 production

Restrictions imposed in Argentina towards the end of the year impacted its Cerro Moro gold-silver mine.

January 25, 2021

Investors look to ESG ratings as proxy for risk mitigation

There has been a big uptick in the number of institutional investors committing to responsible investment principles – about 3,000 of them, representing $303 trillion worth of investment under management.

January 25, 2021

Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions

Federal investigation over the dam collapse still lack conclusions two years after the disaster that killed 270 people.

January 25, 2021

Pensana Rare Earths shares surge on UK facility application

Company has submitted a planning application to establish rare earth processing facility at Saltend Chemicals Park, Yorkshire.

January 25, 2021

Turkey plans to produce 100 tonnes of gold annually in 5 yrs

Turkey had produced 42 tonnes of gold in 2020, a record high, and it would produce more in 2021.

January 25, 2021

Sumitomo to book additional 30bn yen impairment on Madagascar nickel project

The Japanese trading house, which owns a 54.17% stake in the project, posted an impairment loss of 55 billion yen for the April-June quarter.

January 25, 2021

Altus to kick off gold exploration in Egypt

The British junior said the Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority had granted the permits to its subsidiary, Akh Gold.