Debt deal talks sink gold price
Shortly after the opening of trade in New York on Friday the gold price plunged more than $30 an ounce to an almost three-month low of $1,259.60 an ounce.
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Gold price dive drags down mining stocks
The gold price is now down more than 23% this year and the metal appears to be firmly in the grip of bears causing mayhem among gold mining stocks.
Newmont slips after cutting copper forecast
Other major gold miners also fall amid gold price drop.
Metso gets top marks in Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
Company continues to be included in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index this year with the highest possible score of 100/100.
Gem Diamonds fetches over $12m for two of its Lesotho gems
Since Gem Diamonds took control of the Letseng mine in 2006 the mine, it has produced four of the top 20 largest white gem quality rocks on record.
Copper output to spike, but surplus to remain ‘very modest’
After seven years of almost no growth, copper supply expansion is set to average over 4% through 2016, but the market surplus is likely to remain marginal.
Zimbabwe OK’s New Dawn’s indigenous ownership plan
'Plan of indigenisation' puts some company shares in Zimbabwean hands.
Shares in Vancouver junior down 55% after mothballing Arizona mine
American Bonanza Gold shares tanked on Friday in heavy volumes, after the company announced its Copperstone mine in Arizona is being placed on care and maintenance.
Glencore, Vale may merge their Canadian nickel assets: report
Roots of the expected tie-up go back to 2006.