May 16, 2025

Chinese gold miner scours globe for takeover targets

Chifeng Gold has been rapidly expanding production both at home and overseas and is the nation’s largest producer that’s not state owned.

May 16, 2025

Gold price back below $3,200, heading for worst week in six months

Gold prices dropped back below $3,200 on Friday, erasing most of its gains from the previous session.

May 16, 2025

Guinea repossess 51 mining licences, information minister says

Guinea is home to the world's largest reserves of bauxite.

May 15, 2025

Gold price rebounds by 2% on mixed US economic readings

Adding to gold's case is the rising geopolitical instability involving the world's biggest powers.

May 15, 2025

Mali hearing on Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto mines postponed to May 22

Bamako's Tribunal de Commerce court was due to consider a request by the Malian state to put the mines under a provisional administration.

May 15, 2025

Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators

The affected licences cover bauxite, gold, diamond, and graphite operations.

May 15, 2025

Vizsla agrees to buy Mexican silver-gold project near Panuco

Based on Wednesday’s New York Stock Exchange closing price, the deal for the production concessions is worth about $8.6 million.

May 15, 2025

Agnico Eagle raises Foran stake in $64M strategic deal

Private placement, part of Foran’s C$350M financing, includes support from Canada Growth Fund and Fairfax Financial Holdings.

May 14, 2025

Judge to hear Mali’s request to reopen Barrick mine under new management

The order would represent a major escalation of a dispute between the country and the Canadian miner.

May 14, 2025

What a long, strange trip it’s been since Nixon took USD off the gold standard

The chart of SPX and gold shows that volatility was hard-wired into a macro market situation that had been relatively normal prior to August 1971.