July 5, 2022 Newmont hands $70 million to Peñasquito mine workers The uncapped profit-sharing bonus of up to 10% supports the continued operation of Peñasquito, Newmont said.
July 5, 2022 Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought Two papers published in American Mineralogist and sponsored in part by NASA help reconstruct the history of life on earth and guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits.
July 5, 2022 Hecla Mining acquires Alexco Resource Hecla Mining will buy all shares of Canadian Alexco Resource it doesn't already own, at 47 cents each share.
July 4, 2022 Australian gold miner Genesis in merger talks with rival St Barbara A potential combination would give Genesis control of St Barbara's prized Gwalia gold mine in Leonora.
July 3, 2022 Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex on track to meet production guidance Loulo-Gounkoto’s 2022 production guidance has been set at 510,000 - 560,000 ounces of gold.
July 1, 2022 India raises import tax on gold to support rupee India has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5% as the world's second biggest consumer of the precious metal tries to dampen demand and bring down…
July 1, 2022 Orea negotiating with Nordgold to take full control of Montagne d’Or JV Montagne d'Or is an open-pit gold development project with potential to increase its reserves through infill and expansion drilling.
July 1, 2022 Gold price keeps its shine as other precious metals fade Gold has held up well relative to silver and platinum.
July 1, 2022 EU looking to ban Russian gold in new sanctions package Russia is the second largest gold mining country in the world, and its gold exports were estimated to be worth £12.6 billion in 2021.
July 1, 2022 Zijin adds China mine in race to join lithium’s global top tier The group plans to pay 1.8 billion yuan ($269 million) for a 71% stake in a company mining for lithium in Hunan province.
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