October 26, 2018

‘Blood gold’ controversy forces industry transparency push

The goal: to stop the metal’s use as a convenient financing tool for South American guerrillas, armed African rebels and drug traffickers.

October 26, 2018

Leagold said restarting Santa Luz mine in Brazil requires $82 million

Santa Luz is a fully constructed open pit mine, which originally started production mid-2013 but was placed on care and maintenance in 2014.

October 26, 2018

Canadian miner’s project in Mexico halted by Hurricane Willa

Hurricane Willa made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 on October 23, 2018.

October 26, 2018

Lupaka’s project in Peru hit by demonstrators

The protesters have blockaded the access road directly outside of the main gate of the mine.

October 26, 2018

Sibanye, Regulus to jointly develop Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project

The project, located in the San Juan province, is about 10km from the border with Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer.

October 26, 2018

Eldorado to invest $520 million in mill at its Turkish mine

The project would make Kışladağ a nine-year, 270,000-ounce-per-annum gold mine.

October 25, 2018

B2Gold updates Fekola resource in Mali

Less than a year after B2Gold declared commercial production at its 80%-owned Fekola mine, the gold producer has updated the mine’s resource estimate.

October 25, 2018

Barrick could trade copper mines for gold ones to expand Tier 1 assets

The combined miner plans to focus on Tier 1 assets, those producing at least 500,000 ounces of gold annually, with a mine life of more than 10 years and low…

October 25, 2018

Responsible Artisanal Gold Solutions Forum announces first conflict-free supply chain from Dr Congo Artisanal Gold Mine to retail in USA

With support from USAID, a pilot project was implemented in South Kivu, DRC to establish a conflict-free supply chain for artisanal gold.

October 25, 2018

Goldcorp ‘miserable quarter’ sends shares to 16-year low

Operating results were hurt by lower output of all metals from the company’s Peñasquito mine, while costs climbed.