Barrick Q2 output, covid disrupts $8.8 billion in mining, Pebble EIS and more...

Wuhan-based Kingold Jewelry is at the centre of what may be one of the biggest gold counterfeiting scandals in recent history.

The state has made artisanal mining legal to create extra revenues.

World no 2 gold miner was refused an extension of its lease on Porgera mine in April with the Papua New Guinea government citing unrest and pollution concerns.

Barrick Gold expected a 15% decline in second-quarter production after covid-19 stoppages in Argentina and a dispute in Papua New Guinea.

The Edmonton-based miner signed a deal with Intermont Resources that may make it the holder of up to 23 gold-silver projects in the Silver State.