Goldman, Citi final bidders for Scotiabank’s metals business The field of prospective bidders for ScotiaMocatta, the metals trading arm of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia, has narrowed to two. Reuters | January 24, 2018 | 2:56 pm
Russia’s Polymetal says Q4 revenue up 12 pct on year earlier The Russian gold and silver producer said its fourth-quarter revenue rose 12 percent on a year earlier to $586 million due to higher gold sales. Reuters | January 24, 2018 | 12:42 pm
Cradle Arc’s London listing to fund Botswana copper Copper producer Cradle Arc embarked on a new London listing on Wednesday to fund production in Botswana. Reuters | January 24, 2018 | 12:31 pm
Gold’s path to $1,400 seen cleared by dollar slump, equity fears Gold could hit levels last seen in 2013 if the dollar extends its slide and equity markets reverse. Bloomberg News | January 24, 2018 | 12:26 pm
Zinc price will vault $4,000 within months – report Global zinc stocks falling to "critically low levels" by second half of 2018, propelling prices above $4,000 a tonne predicts Wood Mackenzie in new research. Frik Els | January 24, 2018 | 12:22 pm
Gold futures post highest close since 2016 in heavy trading Gold futures settled at the highest since August 2016, as investors got behind a rally brought on by a falling dollar. Bloomberg News | January 24, 2018 | 12:19 pm
A strong rand is ruining the gold rally for South African mines For South African gold miners, it’s both the best and worst of times. Bloomberg News | January 24, 2018 | 11:54 am
Small remains beautiful for gold mining acquisitions Small, opportunistic deals will dominate the global gold mining sector again this year, analysts said on Tuesday. Reuters | January 24, 2018 | 11:35 am
Gold market mulling blockchain for $200 billion of supply Gold is going digital. Bloomberg News | January 24, 2018 | 11:15 am