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Tahoe Resources posts quarterly loss on Guatemala mine dispute

The Nevada-based company posted a second-quarter loss of $15.6 million, or 5 cents per share, compared to a profit of $33.5 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year-ago period.

Reuters | August 1, 2018 | 4:08 pm

Canada’s Kinross Gold puts Mauritania mine expansion on hold

Kinross Gold Corp said on Wednesday it was "pausing" expansion work at its Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania after a government request for talks to improve the country's economic benefits from the miner's activities.

Reuters | August 1, 2018 | 3:29 pm

Barrick Gold makes China investor push as markets slump

Barrick Gold Corp will make a bigger push to attract institutional investors in China under a new deeper-ties pact with Shandong Gold, aimed at bolstering its shareholder base, executives told Reuters.

Reuters | August 1, 2018 | 2:58 pm

Congo leader mulls possible successors in private meetings

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is meeting members of his ruling coalition to discuss who will be its candidate in presidential elections this year.

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2018 | 2:38 pm

Replenishing economic diamond resources, a daunting task for miners

Given that most of the high-economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion, or depleted, going forward the economics of diamond mines will inevitably gravitate towards higher-cost, lower-value operations.

Paul Zimnisky | August 1, 2018 | 1:35 pm