Gold price dealt ‘fatal blow’ by bond yield rally Gold fell to its lowest in over two months as surging bond yields and a firmer US dollar continued to take a toll on the precious metal. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 17, 2021 | 9:11 am
Six killed in fire at gold mine in eastern China The fire occurred at around 6 a.m. local time (2200 GMT on Tuesday) during maintenance at the Caojiawa gold mine in the city of Zhaoyuan. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:47 am
Osisko continues to grow ‘world-class’ Windfall deposit Measured and indicated tonnes now total 6 million tonnes at 9.6 g/t gold, for 1.9 million gold oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2021 | 8:44 am
Commodity prices – Supercycle or regular upturn? It is possible another supercycle is now underway but it would be arriving unusually quickly. Reuters | February 17, 2021 | 8:18 am
Egypt extends deadline for gold mining bid round Investors now have until May 15 to bid on blocks that will be awarded to the winning companies by September 15. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 17, 2021 | 8:06 am
Amex discovers near-surface, high-grade zone at Perron Amex has released assay results for six drillholes at Perron project in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt, part of an ongoing 300,000 drill program. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2021 | 7:22 am
St Barbara reports half-year results; faces environmental charges in Nova Scotia For its full year 2021, ending in June, Australia-based miner expects to produce 370,000-410,000 oz. across its operations. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2021 | 7:16 am
Maverix Metals beats 2020 gold guidance The Vancouver-based royalty firm saw a 20% y-o-y increase in attributable gold equivalent ounces sold worldwide. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 17, 2021 | 6:02 am
Barrick sells Lagunas Norte mine in Peru to Boroo The sale is in line with Barrick's policy of selling non-core interests to focus its portfolio on Tier One assets. MINING.com Editor | February 16, 2021 | 11:48 am