Indian gold discounts at 3-year peak after import duty increase Dealers in India, the world's second biggest gold consumer after China, were offering discounts of up to $30 an ounce Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 10:14 am
Power Resources buys Woodford-backed Metalysis Power Resources Group mines in Rwanda for tantalum, used in mobile phones, and niobium, needed for high-strength alloys. Reuters | July 5, 2019 | 9:54 am
Billionaire US coal baron Cline dies in helicopter crash Christopher Cline was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri-based coal miner Foresight Energy LP, a joint venture with Robert Murray’s Murray Energy Corp. Bloomberg News | July 5, 2019 | 9:24 am
FYI granted mining lease for Cadoux project in Western Australia The company plans to use aluminous clay from Cadoux to produce high purity alumina for the tech industry. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 5, 2019 | 6:40 am
GGX to employ high-tech drill modeling system at BC gold property If the test is successful, it could result in the discovery of a new gold deposit. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 5, 2019 | 6:30 am
Glencore’s human rights report addresses challenges of operating in the DRC The report identifies agricultural cooperatives as an alternative to artisanal mining. MINING.com Editor | July 4, 2019 | 3:10 pm
Why gold is money: a periodic perspective Gold possesses elemental properties that has made it an ideal metal for money throughout history. Visual Capitalist | July 4, 2019 | 2:49 pm
ArcelorMittal removes 30 families from area close to dam in Brazil The move was a precautionary action after it ran a new risk evaluation of a dam close to the mine. Reuters | July 4, 2019 | 2:46 pm
Great Bear raises C$10.9 million for exploration Great Bear is currently in the midst of a 90,000-metre drilling program at its Dixie Lake gold project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 4, 2019 | 1:55 pm