February 3, 2023 Gold price drops to 3-week low on solid US jobs data Spot gold fell 2.3% to $1,869.49 per ounce by noon ET.
February 3, 2023 Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.
February 3, 2023 Russians bought record number of gold bars in 2022, data shows State-controlled VTB Bank said it sold 33.8 tonnes of gold bars to customers in 2022, with clients holding 50 billion roubles ($711 million) of the metal.
February 2, 2023 US mine production value rises 3.8% to $98 billion in 2022 — USGS In 2022 consumption of many mineral commodities neared or exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
February 2, 2023 Colombia’s mining royalties hit record $1.32bn in 2022 Coal production rose 10% year on year to 65.3 million tonnes, marking a second year of recovery.
February 2, 2023 Gold Fields disputes Ghana tax bill Company said the size of the back taxes bill is "nowhere close" to the amount Ghana has demanded from mobile operator MTN.
February 2, 2023 Gold price falls from nine-month peak following Powell’s dovish remarks Gold retreated on Thursday as the dollar rebounded and some investors locked in profits.
February 2, 2023 LBMA implements optical AI technology to trace gold bars’ provenance The LBMA has engaged America’s Alitheon to generate a digital fingerprint for gold bars, which allows for irrefutable identification, authentication, and traceability.
February 1, 2023 Brazil’s miners want Europe to help fight Amazon gold havoc Brazil’s formal mining sector wants importing nations to require and enforce origin control.
February 1, 2023 Russian forces help secure Central Africa gold zone in new pact A deal struck between the CAR, Chad and Sudan aims to fight armed groups operating along the mineral-rich borders with the neighboring states.
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