Gold Top Stories

Mining, coal-fired power plants responsible for sevenfold increase in atmospheric mercury – study

Since the beginning of the modern era, emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining and waste incineration have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold.

Staff Writer | November 5, 2023 | 7:51 am

Elevated local gold prices dent retail demand in India

In India, this week, dealers offered a discount of up…

Reuters | November 3, 2023 | 3:48 pm

Monarch Mining stock plunges as Quebec fund may seize Beaufor mine

The company's primary asset is the past-producing Beaufor mine located…

Staff Writer | November 3, 2023 | 11:51 am

Pacific island Bougainville seeks to tap riches of closed copper mine

Panguna, formerly operated by Rio Tinto Group, shut in 1989…

Bloomberg News | November 3, 2023 | 10:48 am

Argonaut Gold’s Magino is Canada’s newest producer despite soaring costs, delay

After it poured first gold at Magino on June 15,…

Blair McBride | November 3, 2023 | 10:44 am

Gold’s allure to dim in India as inflation, patchy rains bite

Spot gold prices globally have fallen about 9% this year and plunged to the lowest since 2020 last week.

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2022 | 7:36 pm

Referendum over Bluestone Resources’ Cerro Blanco project in Guatemala underway

The Asunción Mita municipality launched a popular consultation that will either allow the mine to go ahead or halt its development over environmental concerns.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 18, 2022 | 12:07 pm

What to watch as commodities traders prepare for Powell

Pre-Fed tensions are most obvious in the bullion market. The looming rate decision will drive the next moves for the precious metal.

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2022 | 10:19 am

Gold price wavers with anxiety high ahead of crucial Fed meeting

Gold edged higher after plunging to the lowest in more than two years.

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2022 | 4:37 pm

B2Gold’s drill results from Anaconda point to further growth in Mali

The company has completed about 116,000 metres of drilling on targets near the Fekola mine and the Anaconda area this year.

Staff Writer | September 16, 2022 | 11:39 am

Gold investment bleeding

Gold investment has been bleeding relentlessly since late April, exacerbating gold’s recent weakness.

Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | September 16, 2022 | 10:53 am

Congo violence rages despite conflict mineral law, US says

In total, 1,021 companies filed a conflict-mineral report to the Securities and Exchange Commission last year, the Government Accountability Office said.

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2022 | 9:29 am