SSR-Alacer merger gets final approval The combined company would be estimated to produce an average of 780,000 gold equivalent ounces at ~$900/oz AISC over the next three years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 17, 2020 | 10:01 am
Conflict gold in spotlight as investors flock to safe haven Suppliers are coming under pressure to make sure the metal hasn’t financed conflict or been linked to corruption or human rights abuses. Bloomberg News | July 17, 2020 | 9:59 am
PNG may let Barrick reopen mine if court case dropped Barrick sued the PNG government after it refused to extend the mine's expired lease in April. Reuters | July 17, 2020 | 8:05 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Barrick Q2 output, covid disrupts $8.8 billion in mining, Pebble EIS and more... MINING.com Editor | July 16, 2020 | 2:14 pm
Kirkland Lake keeps Holt Complex suspended The company has also reassigned nearly half of its Holt Complex workforce. Jackson Chen | July 16, 2020 | 10:06 am
Nasdaq-listed firm caught up in 83-tonne fake gold bars scam Wuhan-based Kingold Jewelry is at the centre of what may be one of the biggest gold counterfeiting scandals in recent history. Bloomberg News | July 16, 2020 | 9:23 am
Nigeria hopes gold mining reforms can bring in $500 million a year The state has made artisanal mining legal to create extra revenues. Reuters | July 16, 2020 | 9:00 am
Barrick sees 15% drop in Q2 gold output The company was hit by covid-19 disruptions and dispute in Papua New Guinea. Bruno Venditti | July 16, 2020 | 8:36 am
Barrick cuts power supply at PNG mine amid legal standoff 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. Reuters | July 16, 2020 | 8:22 am