Swiss refiner says it can verify gold’s origin to combat illegal supply
Technique takes samples of gold from a mine or supplier and creates a complex chemical and physical blueprint for the material against which subsequent shipments can be checked.
The testing is part of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the project, poised to become Nigeria's first large-scale gold mine, and which is expected to come online in early 2020.
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office plans to open a formal bribery investigation into Glencore and its deals with Israeli billionaire and former partner Dan Gertler.
Tanzanian gemstone miner Tanzanite One has agreed to pay compensation and overdue taxes to the government after violations led to losses in public revenues.