June 29, 2015 South Africa’s gold workers ‘unimpressed’ with 13% pay rise offer Gold producers offered above-inflation wages, which make up 55% of their mining costs in the country.
June 29, 2015 Greece and short positions As I wrote last week, in the run-up to the half-year precious metals’ prices face a conflict between window-dressing for the lowest possible valuation, and the systemic risk that is…
June 29, 2015 Iamgold trims 2015 output forecast over earthquake disruption at Quebec mine The Canadian miner said it expects the lower output to "adversely" impact costs at the mine.
June 29, 2015 Gold steadies as Greece fears offset by weaker euro It gave up early gains as the prospect of a Greek debt default, which hit European shares, was offset by a strengthening dollar and wariness among investors over the metal's…
June 29, 2015 Gold bulls are on borrowed time Greece is once again in the news, and may act as a catalyst for market volatility in the short term.
June 29, 2015 BHP tipped as favourite in race for Barrick’s Zaldivar mine in Chile BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar.
June 28, 2015 Market Report: Greece and short positions Hedge funds and high-frequency traders have finally forced gold into a US dollar loss this year as shown in our introductory chart, but silver is still in positive territory.
June 26, 2015 Paragon Diamonds sees at least $160m in revenue from Lesotho mines The miner, which does not yet generates any income, expects to kick-off production at its Lemphane and Mothae mines later this year.
June 26, 2015 Alberta’s new emissions levy costly — Canadian energy industry By 2017, large emitters will have to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gases by 20%, while carbon levies will double from $15 a tonne to $30 a tonne.
June 26, 2015 Rio Tinto sells Murowa diamond mine and leaves Zimbabwe The company, however, said it remained committed to the diamond industry.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
