MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Auryn Resources announced that it is close to becoming a big player in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt in southern Peru.

Agnico said it started a strategic review on selling about 2,100 hectares of the Coleman and the South Lorrain cobalt-rich properties in Canada.

The most drawn-out deal in the global mining industry looks set for another round.

Gold and diamond companies joined with IBM to develop blockchain technology to track the origin of jewelry and ensure it is ethically sourced.

The Bystrinsky project is now expected to produce 25,000-31,000 tonnes of copper and 90,000-110,000 ounces of gold in concentrate in 2018.

Goldcorp will acquire 14% of Quebec Precious Metals Corp. born Thursday from the merger of Matamec, Canada Strategic Metals and Sphinx Resources.

Despite seeing gold output decline by 2%, Newmont claimed the title of world’s biggest bullion producer as it surpassed rival Barrick by 16,000 ounces in the first three months of the year.

Newcrest now expects production of 2.25-2.35 million ounces of gold for the full-year ending June 30.

Kyrgyzaltyn has yet to see an offer by Chaarat Gold Holdings to acquire Kumtor mine, which is the Central Asian nation’s largest gold operation.