January 24, 2018

Gold market mulling blockchain for $200 billion of supply

Gold is going digital.

January 24, 2018

Antofagasta sees 2018 costs to reach $1bn on Pelambres expansion, equipment

Chile-focused miner also expects costs to rise on tailings dam expenditure.

January 24, 2018

Barrick grabs stake in Royal Road Minerals in $1.3 million deal

Proceeds from the private placement and financing will be used for exploration and development of the junior miner’s projects in Colombia and Nicaragua.

January 23, 2018

Gold price: ETF holdings jump to near 5-year high

Hedge funds have also been building exposure to gold, doubling bullish bets on futures markets to 20m ounces in just three weeks.

January 23, 2018

Pretium shares tank after Brucejack ramp up disappoints

Vancouver producer announces lower gold production, recoveries at its only mine six months into ramp-up – stock is down 26%.

January 22, 2018

Rising mineral prices trigger artisanal and small-scale mining ‘explosion’ — report

An estimated 40.5 million people were directly engaged in ASM last year, up from 30 million in 2014, 13 million in 1999 and only 6 million in 1993.

January 22, 2018

Irish diamond miner to expand in Finland

Karelian Diamond Resources was granted a four-year exploration claim in the Kaavi region.

January 22, 2018

PJX wants to buy another gold mine in B.C.

The Toronto-based miner wants to buy the Gold Shear property, southwest of Cranbrook, British Columbia.

January 22, 2018

Inflexible land protections rob Nova Scotians of economic opportunity

The protected areas plan is harming the mining industry’s ability to create jobs and economic growth for Nova Scotians.

January 22, 2018

Randgold’s Kibali mine in DRC to achieve full production this year

Mine is on track to produce its target of 700,000 ounces of gold in 2018.