BOE gold trades at rare discount in sign of central bank selling
The Bank of England’s vaults contain 5,676 tonnes of bullion, one of the largest stockpiles in the world.
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Gold price rallies to weekly high as both dollar, yields dip
The recent retreat in gold prices has helped its appeal among investors as they continue to seek safety from riskier assets, an analyst said.
Copper price rebounds as China eases covid restrictions
“Sentiment had been buoyed by hopes that China is making progress towards an exit from strict lockdowns,” commodity strategists at ANZ said.
Colombia’s mining income to hit record in 2022 – industry group
If the forecast proves correct, Colombia's income from mining would jump 69% this year from the previous 2021 record.
SQM profit soars on high lithium prices
Chile, the world's largest producer of lithium, has profited from the rising global demand for electric vehicles.
In Chile’s Atacama, lithium mining stirs fight over flamingos
Flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium.
Foxes add to Gold Fields headaches in Chile
Environmental regulator has asked Gold Fields to implement four “urgent” and “transitory” measures following the death of three specimens of culpeo fox in the area.
Teck, University of British Columbia open $1.8 million geological field station in south Okanagan
The new facility will be used by UBC geology, earth science and geological engineering students to gain critical field skills and for sustainability research.
South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand
Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.
