December 21, 2018 Freeport Indonesia has new mining permit valid to 2031 The permit given to PT Freeport Indonesia is valid up to 2031, and could be extended another ten years.
December 21, 2018 ePower Metals buys Magenta cobalt project in Mexico Magenta hosts numerous high-grade cobalt/gold/silver/nickel vein and skarn style deposits.
December 20, 2018 Wisconsin court rejects lawsuit over Aquila Resources wetlands permit The lawsuit was brought by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin against the US Environmental Protection Agency.
December 20, 2018 Bravada and OceanaGold announce JV on Nevada Highland project The Highland project consists of 102 Federal lode claims for a total of 825 hectares and is located along the Walker Lane Gold trend.
December 19, 2018 Pretium buys back gold-silver stream, closes $480m debt deal In 2016, Brucejack was named the world’s highest grade “rookie” gold mine.
December 19, 2018 Osisko Mining reports 39% higher grade than resource model at Windfall Lake The deposit is one of the highest grade resource-stage gold projects in Canada.
December 19, 2018 Scotgold ready to break rock at Scotland’s first commercial gold mine Cononish underground gold-silver mine is expected to produce 23,500 ounces of the precious yellow metal annually for up to 17 years.
December 18, 2018 Constantine boosts resource at Palmer with second deposit Palmer is a volcanogenic massive sulphide-sulphate joint venture project between Constantine and Dowa Metals and Mining, Constantine owns 51% of the project and is its operator.
December 18, 2018 Indonesia’s Inalum expects to finalise Freeport deal this week – CEO Inalum was proposing to sell a 10% stake in PT Freeport Indonesia to Papua for $819 million.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
