Lundin said Monday it had halted development work near the site, but that the sinkhole didn’t affect the community, workers or its annual output guidance.
Bullion rose 2.2% last week and continued to climb on Monday as the risk of a recession cooled expectations for how sharply the Federal Reserve will raise rates to tame inflation.
The two brokers said in early July they had entered into exclusive talks about the transaction, which leaves the LME with one less ring-dealing member.