December 17, 2021

Shift to less liquid assets raises gold’s investment appeal — report

The shift to risker and less liquid assets strengthens the case for an allocation to gold, given its unique combination as a highly liquid diversifier, that can reduce portfolio volatility,…

December 17, 2021

Gold weathers hawkish Fed

Gold weathered this week’s uber-hawkish FOMC meeting with flying colors.

December 17, 2021

Not only gold lacks energy – we all do now

So far, gold has rather ignored the unfolding energy crisis, but we’ve already seen that market narratives can change quickly.

December 17, 2021

Bear Creek acquires Mercedes mine from Equinox

The company says the Mercedes acquisition will provide a source of funding for future construction of its Corani silver mine.

December 17, 2021

Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads

Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil's indigenous Munduruku people has led to more than half of several hundred people tested showing unsafe mercury levels.

December 16, 2021

Falco raises $13 million for Horne 5 engineering, studies

The project is in the Rouyn-Noranda camp of Quebec, in the footprint of the former Horne mine that Noranda operated from 1927 to 1976.

December 16, 2021

Interventions against illegal mining in Peru narrowly effective

Illegal gold miners moved from the Madre De Dios biodiversity hotspot to nearby areas.

December 15, 2021

New Gold sells Blackwater gold stream to Wheaton for C$300 million

The gold stream entitles Wheaton to 8% of the gold produced from Blackwater in British Columbia.

December 15, 2021

SolGold reports first resource estimate for Cacharposa deposit in Ecuador

Inferred resources add 96.9 million tonnes.

December 15, 2021

Sibanye sees gold output at lower end of guidance

The company said its 2021 gold production would be at the lower end of a 884,000-948,000 ounces range.