The Zonia acquisition will give World Copper an advanced asset in the US.

The mine in the country's northeast is on track to produce gold at the top end of forecasts for the year.

The focus on the upcoming tightening cycle creates downward pressure on gold prices, which counterweighs worries about the labor market or inflation.

Primary silver-focused junior has started drilling on brownfields Silver Strand Idaho prospect.

The Bulyanhulu mine is on track to produced between 170,000 and 200,000 oz of gold this year.

Construction is 89% complete and commissioning has begun at Orla Mining’s Camino Rojo gold heap leach project in Mexico.

Focus will turn to the US on Wednesday, where consumer price index data are expected to show price pressures remained elevated last month.

Newcrest expects to produce around 2 million ounces of gold a year until at least 2030.