Barrick to sell stake in Senegal project to Teranga Gold for up to $430m

Providing proof of origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold near conflict zones voluntary under law to be adopted this week.

Market valuation at lower end of expectations on worries over dearth of reserves. BHP stock falls 6%.

New report highlights falling mine supply outside of Southern Africa and increased jewelry demand from China.

Saying that just over 20% of miners had met the black economic empowerment criteria is to tun a blind eye to the progress members have made so far, claims the ming group.

Doctors found the victims had levels of lead in their blood that were 17 to 22 times higher than what it is internationally accepted.

Demand fears continue to restrict the extent of upside moves, whilst supply disruptions at the mine level have more recently provided a floor to prices following the early-year sell-off.

Once again Asia drove demand, with China and India alone accounting for 54% of the total.

The union that led 2014's bitter five-month strike in South Africa's platinum belt has brought the same demands – doubling of wages – to the gold sector.

The recurring phenomenon — a warming of the Pacific Ocean as part of a complex cycle linking atmosphere and ocean — has in the past affected mine output, triggering price spikes.