March 31, 2024

Environmental NGO asks Venezuelan government to ratify Minamata Convention

NGO Clima21 asked the Venezuelan government to ratify the Minamata Convention, which aims to restrict and limit the trade and use of mercury in small-scale gold mining.

March 31, 2024

Draft decree allows miners in Peru to exceed daily installed capacity by 10%

Currently, excess production can reach up to 5% of the total allowed and if miners go over that limit, they have to pay a validation fee.

March 28, 2024

Calibre inks commissioning contract for Valentine gold mine

Production at Valentine is planned to start in the first quarter of 2025.

March 28, 2024

Eldorado Gold files updated reports on Olympias and Efemcukuru

Olympias produced 67,133 gold ounces in 2023 and Efemcukuru produced 86,088 oz.

March 28, 2024

Gold stocks’ spring rally 2024

With gold forging deeper into record territory, interest in gold stocks is mounting.

March 28, 2024

Mag Silver shares surge on Juanicipio mine’s mineral resource update

The project transitioned into commercial production in June 2023.

March 28, 2024

Newmont terminates option on Nevada gold-silver project

Newcrest, now part of Newmont, had the right to acquire, in multiple stages, up to a 75% interest in Appaloosa.

March 28, 2024

Nigeria to grant mining licences only to companies that process locally

This signals a shift from Nigeria's decades-old policy of exporting raw materials.

March 28, 2024

Gold price heads for best month in over a year

"Gold seems to be on standby after a three-day rally with investors on the sidelines ahead of key US data," one analyst says.

March 28, 2024

Endeavour’s probe into former CEO finds $15m in “disguised” payments

Internal investigation found two “deliberately disguised” payments to an unnamed third party, which had already received $5.9m.