May 20, 2024

Gold price hits $2,450 on rate cut optimism, geopolitical risks

The metal's strength has been linked to central bank purchases, robust demand from Asia and elevated geopolitical tensions.

May 20, 2024

Zimbabwe asks miners to ramp up gold output to support new currency

Zimbabwe has been accumulating gold reserves at the central bank’s vaults to back the ZiG, short for Zimbabwe Gold.

May 19, 2024

Clash between mining co-ops in Bolivia leaves one person dead, two injured

The incident took place near the Tipuani River, one of the most important gold mining areas in Bolivia.

May 19, 2024

ICSID rules in favour of Peru in decade-long dispute with Kaloti Metals

The ICSID ruled in favour of Peru in a decade-long dispute with gold dealer Kaloti Metals over five seized gold shipments.

May 17, 2024

Video: Ray of light for junior miners as metals prices and financing pick up

The junior mining space is so beaten up that there are a raft of opportunities for investors looking for exposure to the energy transition.

May 17, 2024

Copper, gold prices close in on records as metals mayhem continues

Copper vaulted toward a record in London and nickel spiked nearly 8%, capping a week of big moves in industrial and precious metals markets as bullish investors pile in and…

May 17, 2024

Share sales rebound in Toronto as copper, gold surge

Canada’s largest exchange is seeing a rebound thanks to mining firms raising capital.

May 17, 2024

Green chemistry process helps recover noble metals from e-waste

Researchers developed sustainable dissolution methods for extracting noble metals from computers, cell phones, and solar panels.

May 17, 2024

Hummingbird shares soar on restarting of Guinea mine

Hummingbird's Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea was closed for two-months due to a strike by Corica Mining, its main contractor.

May 17, 2024

Zijin Mining to produce 50% more copper by 2028

China's top copper producer plans to increase output of the metal by 4% in 2025 and to 1.5.-1.6m tonnes, or 50%, in four years.