Skeena's proposed Eskay Creek gold-silver project, which is located in Tahltan territory, will be the first mining project to have permits authorized by an indigenous government.

It reported that a worker died on Monday in an engineering-related accident at its Kusasalethu mine.

Gold could be heading for another rally, with warnings over a global economic slowdown.

Latin Metals granted AngloGold the option to earn up to an 80% interest in the company’s Organullo, Ana Maria, and Trigal gold projects in Salta Province.

The proposed Eskay Creek gold-silver project in Tahltan Territory will be the first mining project to have permits authorized by an Indigenous Government.

The increase is due to the lifting of certain exemptions granted, says the director of the ministry's statistics unit.

"The gold mining industry is still a very fragmented market with the top 4 players accounting for roughly 20% of total output globally," CreditSights says.