October 7, 2024

US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, watchdog says

Millions of people are displaced and fighting over minerals, particularly gold, has actually increased since the so-called conflict minerals law was passed in 2010.

October 7, 2024

Costco’s gold bars fly off shelves as bullion prices smash records

Costco is the “one bright spot” in the consumer gold-buying market, analyst says.

October 7, 2024

Ghana’s wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature

"It's risky but I just want to survive," said one of the men at the wildcat site in the Prestea-Huni Valley district in western Ghana.

October 5, 2024

Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says

Gold is the main export of the West African country.

October 4, 2024

Ghanaians call on government to shut down all illegal gold mines

Gold is a mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, accounting for nearly half of exports in 2023.

October 4, 2024

Gold selloff risk high

Massive recent buying not only catapulted gold deep into extremely-overbought territory, it exhausted gold-futures speculators’ likely capital firepower for buying.

October 4, 2024

Canagold’s New Polaris project moves into next phase of environmental assessment

New Polaris is a past-producing, high-grade gold project for which the company is working towards environmental permitting and a feasibility study.

October 4, 2024

Asia Gold: Festivities spark slight demand in India; China on holiday

Indian jewelers unsure about festive demand - dealer.

October 4, 2024

Coeur Mining to buy Silvercrest in $1.7 billion deal

The addition of Silvercrest's Las Chispas mine in Mexico positions Coeur among the world's top silver miners, with an output 21 million ounces a year.

October 3, 2024

Central banks rein back on gold purchases in August — WGC

The WGC notes that only four central banks added gold (of a tonne or more) to their reserves during the month of August.