December 28, 2021 Philippines ends open-pit mining ban to reinvigorate industry The Philippines has lifted a four-year-old ban on open-pit mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores.
December 27, 2021 Dubai can’t shake off the stain of smuggled African gold Interviews with government officials across Africa reveal smuggling operations that span at least nine countries and involve tonnes of gold spirited over borders.
December 27, 2021 Fresnillo’s Juanicipio project temporarily denied connection to Mexico’s national power grid According to Fresnillo, the denial is linked to the knock-on effects of the pandemic on the operations of the state-owned electrical company.
December 27, 2021 Bacteria may have played big role in the formation of massive silver, gold deposits Scientists at Penn State University and the University of Saskatchewan found silver in coprolites collected from the Ravens Throat River Lagerstätte in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
December 27, 2021 Gold price nears 1-week high amid rising omicron fears Still, the outlook for gold in the first quarter of 2022 is upbeat, an analyst says.
December 24, 2021 Triple Flag buys royalties near Gold Fields’ Salares Norte project Total consideration for the three royalties was $4.9 million.
December 24, 2021 Bulls or bears: Who is pulling Santa’s gold sleigh? Like most of 2021, gold has been rubbing against $1,800 this week but did not have the strength to permanently rise above this level.
December 23, 2021 Omicron disrupts Agnico’s Nunavut operations A spike in presumptive covid-19 cases at its operations in Nunavut has prompted Agnico Eagle Mines to send home its Nunavut-based workforce and temporarily ramp down operations for the remainder…
December 23, 2021 Pure Gold CEO on the pivotal year ahead Watch Pure Gold Mining CEO Darin Labrenz discuss the year in review and make the case for why 2022 is pivotal for the namesake flagship gold mine.
December 23, 2021 Calibre’s Fiore Gold deal gets proxy firm backings In October, Calibre announced that it would acquire all outstanding common shares of Fiore at an implied price of C$1.80 per share.
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