March 4, 2021

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners

Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the…

March 3, 2021

Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum

Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.

March 3, 2021

Gold price touches 9-month low, pressured by firm yields

Gold is expected to struggle until the Fed curbs higher yields, one analyst says.

March 3, 2021

Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold, build ‘premier junior gold producer’

This transaction would bring together Golden Predator’s past-producing Brewery Creek mine with Viva’s Tonopah gold project in Nevada.

March 3, 2021

Iamgold reports gold intervals from Rouyn, plans 14,000-metre program

The latest results include assays from three zones within the Astoria area that includes a gold deposit.

March 3, 2021

Colombia, Peru may centralize purchase of gold to combat crime, environmental destruction

Last week, Colombia launched a new military unit to target illicit mining.

March 3, 2021

Polymetal reports record net profit on higher gold prices

Company's 2020 revenue rose by 28% to $2.9 billion as gold and silver prices jumped.

March 3, 2021

Miners, OEMs launch Electric Mine Consortium

The Electric Mine Consortium’s goal is to accelerate progress towards the fully-electrified, zero-CO2 and zero-particulates mine.

March 3, 2021

First Majestic takes Mexico tax row to arbitration

Move seeks to resolve a running dispute between the miner and Mexican authorities over how the silver producer is taxed in the country.

March 2, 2021

Gold price to decline on cyclical recovery, higher yields – report

Fitch is revising down its 2021 gold price forecast, to an average of $1,780/oz from $1,850/oz previously.