Sabina expands Back River gold zones

Chile's Supreme Court upheld an environmental order for a gold mine owned by Canada's Kinross Gold Corp to close its water pumping wells.

The company believes the stones are among the biggest of their kind ever unearthed in the country.

In August, BHP had shut an acid plant following a boiler tube failure, disrupting copper processing. Underground mining at the site continued as normal.

Burundi has declared an end to a more than three-year political crisis and is seeking to attract investment to the landlocked nation.

Richard Adkerson says any strategic move is now possible, including acquisitions, partnerships, or even a sale of the entire company.

Company said output at its Brucejack gold mine, in Canada's British Columbia, climbed 13 percent in the third quarter of the year to 92,641 ounces, compared to 82,203 ounces in the same period last year.

Since shutting down of all gold mining and exploration activities in 2016, the country has been losing both tax revenue and investors, a new report shows.

The miner said it would take legal actions to force the central bank to give it US dollars for part of its gold output.

Toronto-based Barrick announced it would purchase Randgold for a spectacular $6 billion.