Gold futures in India, the world's second-biggest bullion consumer after China, hit their highest level since March 1, at 32,834 rupees per 10 grams, earlier this week.
In April, ethical investors working on a global standard for tailings dams had written to 683 listed resource companies, including major miners, asking for information to be made public within 45 days about every facility they control.
The West Africa-focused junior hired boutique investment bank Raymond James to explore putting itself up for sale after shelving plans to list its shares in London.
According to Sweden's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion, the country has become lithium-thirsty due to an increase in demand for electric cars.
The World Gold Council revealed that holdings in global gold-backed exchange-traded funds fell in May by 2.2 tonnes to 2,421 tonnes, equivalent to $141 million in outflows.