Gold is the favoured commodity of 2013 with more than 80% of gold executives expecting to see a rise in the price of gold, despite the poor performance of the precious metal in the last two days.
Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) announced Thursday it has closed its Kusasalethu mine in South Africa a day earlier than planned for the festive holiday season due to violent demonstrations following the suspension of 578 workers.
BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) has reportedly chosen mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its Mount Nimba iron ore mine, one of the largest deposits of the mineral in Guinea.
Shares in DiamondCorp (LON:DCP) climbed 13% after the company announced it has put in place what it called “the final piece in the funding jigsaw” for its Lace Mine in South Africa.
Shares in London and Toronto-listed Centamin (LON:CEY, TSX:CEE) surged 26% to 43.95p on Monday after the miner announced it had resumed exports from its flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt.