Gold! Haitians hope ore finds will spur economic boom from mining for gold, copper and silver

Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,980.46 per ounce by 3:25 p.m. EDT, near a one-week high.

First Quantum will acquire a 55% stake in the project for $105 million, making it the majority owner.

The European Commission Executive Vice President said on Thursday she is optimistic that the trade agreement can soon be reached.

Mining companies have to run just to stand still, but expansion capex in the global mining sector as a percentage of profits has halved in a decade.