May 4, 2021

Civil society groups urge halt to Barrick’s Pueblo Viejo expansion

Barrick has proposed a $1.3 billion expansion of the processing plant and waste storage facility to extend the mine through 2040.

May 4, 2021

Germans own over 9,000 tonnes of gold

A new study estimates that German private households own around 9,100 tonnes of gold, 270 tonnes more than in 2019.

May 4, 2021

Artemis drilling raises confidence in high-grade starter pit at Blackwater gold project

A feasibility study for Blackwater is slated to be released mid-2021.

May 4, 2021

New Found Gold stock hits new high on latest assays from Keats drilling

The Newfoundland-focused gold explorer has become a billion-dollar company following "outstanding intervals."

May 4, 2021

Mongolia threatens to cancel Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement

The dispute relates to taxes paid by Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Rio Tinto’s unit, between 2013 and 2015.

May 4, 2021

Centamin to start building solar plant at Sukari

The $37 million project also includes 7.5 MW battery–energy storage system and is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2022.

May 4, 2021

World’s top jewellery maker Pandora to use only lab-made diamonds

The Danish jewellery maker will stop selling mined diamonds and focus on more affordable, sustainable, lab-grown gems.

May 3, 2021

Silver leads precious metals gains on dollar, factory data

A gauge of factory activity fell in April from a more than 37-year high a month earlier.

May 3, 2021

Gold Mountain to begin Elk Gold project construction in BC

The company anticipates construction to begin this month.

May 3, 2021

USDX, gold miners: the lion and the jackals

While gold, silver and mining stocks’ gaze across the grassland, the sun has likely set on their recent rallies.