March 9, 2022

South Africa’s Solidarity to challenge Sibanye lock-out

Sibanye said it issued lock-out notices to all union members as it had been negotiating with a coalition of unions.

March 9, 2022

US senators seek to bar Russia selling gold to dodge sanctions

Bill would impose secondary sanctions to anyone buying or selling Russian gold, in an effort to further weaken the ruble.

March 8, 2022

Nighthawk Gold boosts Indin Lake open pit indicated resources by 121%

The mineral resource estimate incorporated 39,065m of drilling from the 2021 and 2020 exploration programs.

March 8, 2022

Gold price approaching record high as Ukraine, inflation risks mount

Soaring oil prices and the Ukraine war have slammed appetite for riskier assets.

March 8, 2022

UK chairman of Polymetal among ‘mass exodus’ from Russian firms

Board members at Russian companies, including the British chairmen of gold and silver producer Polymetal, have quit in response to the conflict in Ukraine.

March 8, 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater faces fresh strikes at gold mines

Most unionized workers at the company's Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix gold mines will go on strike from Wednesday after wage talks failed.

March 8, 2022

Women in mining still facing bullying, discrimination – report

AusIMM’s 2022 Women in Mining survey shows that almost three-quarters of women in the resource sector have experienced bullying and over six in 10 sexual harassment.

March 7, 2022

Russian gold hit with de facto ban from key London market

The London Bullion Market Association has suspended all six Russian gold and silver refineries from its Good Delivery List.

March 7, 2022

UK retail traders buy the dip in Russian mining stocks

Precious metals miner Polymetal and steel firm Evraz are the two most-bought shares on AJ Bell’s platform over the past week.

March 7, 2022

Potential Russian oil ban pushes gold price above $2,000

Gold extended its biggest weekly advance since July 2020 amid reports of the US and its allies contemplating an embargo of Russian oil.