B2Gold pours first gold at Fekola mine in Mali
Company is on track to begin commercial production before the end of the year, which would boost its annual production more than 70% to between 925,000 and 975,000 ounces of gold.
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About a third of global concentrates now registered to trade on this new exchange
Open Mineral Exchange has managed to attract mining companies and smelters wanting to cut out the middlemen and save cash on deals for concentrates.
France’s Areva to cut Niger uranium production on price drop
Decision is in response to falling uranium prices, a local union leader said.
China’s top coke producer to curb output in pollution war
Shanxi Coking will trim around 900,000 tonnes of coke and 360,000 tonnes of chemicals from production during the coming winter months.
ALROSA to auction large rough diamonds in Vladivostok
Results will be announced on October 30.
The “Amazon Effect” is coming to oil markets
While OPEC mulls over further steps to once again support falling oil prices, tech startups are quietly ushering in a new era in oil and gas: the era of the digital oil field.
Site visit: Sabina unlocks a high-grade gold vault at Back River
The main mystery on the company’s vast Back River property may be just how many high-grade ounces are buried under the Arctic tundra.
Here’s why bitcoin won’t replace gold so easily
Lately I’ve been seeing more and more headlines asking whether cryptos are “killing” gold. Would the gold price be higher today if massive amounts of money weren’t flowing into bitcoin?
LME to expand trading around gold and silver reference prices
The LME expects three more clearing members to join its precious metals contracts by year-end.
