January 17, 2020

Lynas’ rare earth licence renewal in Malaysia challenged in court

The lawsuit challenges the Malaysian government's decision to renew the company’s operating licence last year.

January 16, 2020

IAMGOLD’s 2019 production falls short, CEO to retire

Attributable gold production last year reached 726,000 gold ounces, compared to the 765,000 to 810,000 ounces the company expected.

January 15, 2020

Barrick forges ahead with Papua New Guinea mine in face of local backlash

With a 20-year lease renewal application in the balance, Barrick has faced backlash from PNG landowners and residents.

January 15, 2020

Market risk, economic growth to drive gold demand this year — report

The major driving forces include financial uncertainty and lower interest rates, a weakening in global economic growth, and gold's price volatility, says World Gold Council.

January 12, 2020

Elections are about to inject some volatility into emerging markets

A slew of emerging markets face their own votes as investors embrace politics-inspired turbulence.

January 10, 2020

US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders

The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.

January 10, 2020

As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products

It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.

January 10, 2020

India to propose easing foreign investment rules further

But competition from a state-run monopoly, which gets its coal mines free, may stymie Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to attract more investments into the sector.

January 9, 2020

How on earth can gold decline during the US-Iran crisis?

So, did U.S. and Iran just become best friends?

January 8, 2020

Gold-backed ETF holdings hit all-time high in 2019

In the fourth quarter, ETF holdings reached 2,900 tonnes.