First US coal plant in years opens where no options exist
To boost coal use in the US: Find a spot near a mine with no access to oil or natural gas pipelines, where it’s not particularly windy and it’s dark much of the year.
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SEMAFO tables maiden resource at Bantou gold zone
SEMAFO expects to produce between 390,000 oz. gold and 430,000 oz. gold in 2019.
AngloGold to pour first gold at Obuasi mine by year end
The miner has completed the first week of underground development blasting at its Obuasi mine, in Ghana.
Italian populists target huge gold reserves and some cry foul
The gold ownership bill presented by euroskeptic lawmaker Claudio Borghi of the League adds to an already tense relationship between the Bank of Italy and the coalition government.
Vancouver miner to partner with Zijin for gold project in the Kyrgyz Republic
The project encircles the Taldybulak Levoberejnyi Mine, which was recently built by Zijin and contains 3.2 million ounces in reserves and resources at a grade of 7.2 g/t.
Northern Graphite to increase Bissett Creek’s production by 20%
The increase would mean integrating an initial production rate of approximately 25,000 tonnes per year into its development plans.
Fastest-growing gold ETF using fee war to redefine industry
GraniteShares Gold Trust founder, Will Rhind, is in the midst of a fee war with his former employer and other ETFs that’s helped boost his fund’s value to $458 million, from less than $12 million a year earlier.
Peruvian authorities looking into possible tailings dam spill at Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine
The country's environmental agency OEFA detected a "flow of a greenish solution" into the nearby Torata River in the waste deposit area of the copper mine, located in the Moquegua region.
Russia’s Polyus reports jump in profit on rising gold sales
The country's largest gold producer reported a 20% jump in fourth-quarter adjusted net profit to $291 million compared with last year, lifted by increased production and rising sales of the metal.