CHART: Gold price risk index is flashing red The last time behavioural finance indicators deviated this far was in 2011 when gold was hitting all-time highs. Frik Els | July 31, 2019 | 4:22 pm
Turquoise Hill swings to loss on Mongolia mine woes The company reported a loss of $736.7 million in the three months ended June 30, compared with a profit of $204 million a year earlier. Reuters | July 31, 2019 | 3:47 pm
Samarco poised to reclaim mining license lost after accident The venture, jointly owned by Vale and BHP, has already reached an agreement with the regulator and could get formal permission to operate as soon as mid-September. Bloomberg News | July 31, 2019 | 3:40 pm
Gold falls as Powell comments damp bets on aggressive rate cuts Policy makers voted to lower the target range for the benchmark rate by a quarter-percentage point to 2%-2.25%. Bloomberg News | July 31, 2019 | 1:43 pm
Barrick to close Lagunas Norte mine in Peru Barrick had booked a $405m impairment charge on Lagunas Norte last year, which resulted in a $431m net loss in the September quarter. Jackson Chen | July 31, 2019 | 11:14 am
Champion Iron breaks records at Bloom Lake During the first quarter, Bloom Lake delivered almost 2 million wet metric tonnes of high-grade iron ore concentrate. Jackson Chen | July 31, 2019 | 10:32 am
Australian private equity firm EMR weighs copper mines IPO EMR Capital is considering selling its four copper mining assets through an initial public offering some time after 2019. Reuters | July 31, 2019 | 9:20 am
Vedanta launches arbitration in dispute with Zambia Vedanta denies that KCM has broken the terms of its licence and says it will defend its assets in Zambia. Reuters | July 31, 2019 | 9:07 am
Australia’s Resolute Mining to buy Toro Gold for $274m Resolute is paying $130 million in cash plus 142.5 million of its own shares for West Africa-focused junior miner. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2019 | 7:59 am