Gold price drops most since December 2016
Financial market volatility spreads to gold.
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BHP sees faster shale sale in race to exit $10 billion unit
The company expects initial bids for the assets in the June quarter, according to a statement Tuesday.
BHP CEO will meet with activist Elliott to discuss demands
BHP’s first-half results missed analysts’ expectations and the shares fell 4.6 percent, on pace for the biggest daily drop since April.
Tanzania’s new mining rules impose restrictions on foreign banks, insurers
Tanzania is seeking to take more of the profits from its vast mineral resources by overhauling the fiscal and regulatory regime of its mining sector.
Eramet eyes expansion in electric vehicle metals
Eramet is actively looking at acquisition targets after previously acquiring a lithium deposit in Argentina.
Randgold looks to the Americas in quest to diversify
Flush with cash, Randgold is on the hunt for gold mines outside Africa.
Southern Copper wins auction for massive Peru copper project
Rio Tinto, Teck Resources, Hudbay were among copper miners interested in $2 billion Michiquillay project in Peru.
Barrick exec. to chair Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group
Barrick Gold’s Chief Innovation Officer, Michelle Ash, will become the new Chair of GMSG in May 2018.
NovaGold up on better-than-expected drilling results for Alaska mega-project
Mineralized intercepts encountered higher grades than predicted by previous modeling, said the project owners NovaGold and Barrick.
