Gold falls as Powell comments damp bets on aggressive rate cuts Policy makers voted to lower the target range for the benchmark rate by a quarter-percentage point to 2%-2.25%. Bloomberg News | July 31, 2019 | 1:43 pm
British Columbia First Nation take a C$124m stake in energy projects The Tahltan have agreements with a number of mining ventures in their territory and are generally supportive of mining. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 31, 2019 | 1:26 pm
Barrick to close Lagunas Norte mine in Peru Barrick had booked a $405m impairment charge on Lagunas Norte last year, which resulted in a $431m net loss in the September quarter. Jackson Chen | July 31, 2019 | 11:14 am
European Union tests non-invasive mineral exploration technologies Project is looking at the impact of a technology on the environment and how that is perceived by the local community. Innovative, Non-Invasive and Fully Acceptable Exploration Technologies (INFACT) | July 31, 2019 | 10:51 am
Champion Iron breaks records at Bloom Lake During the first quarter, Bloom Lake delivered almost 2 million wet metric tonnes of high-grade iron ore concentrate. Jackson Chen | July 31, 2019 | 10:32 am
Gold investors up the ante before critical Fed decision on rates Holdings in exchange-traded funds backed by bullion extended gains to the highest since April 2013. Bloomberg News | July 31, 2019 | 9:34 am
Nyrstar restarts Port Pirie lead smelter in Australia The smelter halted output on May 28 due to an unplanned outage at the blast furnace. Reuters | July 31, 2019 | 9:27 am
Australian private equity firm EMR weighs copper mines IPO EMR Capital is considering selling its four copper mining assets through an initial public offering some time after 2019. Reuters | July 31, 2019 | 9:20 am
AngloGold Ashanti flags higher H1 earnings, says asset sales are proceeding AngloGold will release its results on August 8. Reuters | July 31, 2019 | 9:13 am