World’s best-performing gold stock doesn’t operate any mines

Prices for cobalt metal, used in production of electric vehicle batteries, have tripled to nine-year peaks above $30 a pound from below $10 a pound in late 2015.

The best diamonds in the world come from the sea.

Lacklustre performances by small mining companies on the London Stock Exchange are driving rivals in need of cash to find alternative ways to raise capital.

Alliance Mining Commodities will invest $670 million over the first five years of production at its mine in northwestern Guinea, Saadou Nimaga.

Disappointed shareholders sink Barrick Gold shares 7.6% after $300m settlement with east African country over export ban is labelled a "downpayment".

The miner said its all-in sustaining costs to produce an ounce of gold rose $18 to $943 due to higher exploration and project expenses.

The fight started when residents of the central Sahara mountain region felt disturbed by artisanal miners.

The filing cited Anton Colbert of Cook County, Illinois, as lead plaintiff but his action acts in the name of “hundreds or thousands of members in the proposed class.”

World's number one gold producer swings to loss during third quarter.