Precious metals sag before fiscal cliff talks

Premiums for gold traded on the US-based Comex over the London spot market halved following the news report, to around $20 an ounce.

Barrick holds a 50% interest in Zaldívar, a joint venture with Antofagasta, which produced about 80,000 tonnes of copper last year.

The contained copper in indicated category increased 16% over the 2019 resource estimate.

Amarc's CEO called the AuRORA discovery "a significant inflection point" in the exploration of the JOY district with Freeport.