BHP likely to approve long-delayed Jansen potash project

Newmont's ownership in Continental could increase to 28%

Gold production surged 150% year-on-year to 285,000 ounces, while copper production of 159,100 tonnes marked a 1.1% increase over 2017.

The project now contains 1 million indicated tonnes grading 6.98 grams per tonne gold and 710.6 grams silver.

While the 83.9 carat rock was not gem-quality, Lucapa says the find continues to underline the large-stone nature of the kimberlite resource.

The parcel of land proposed by state officials in September 2018 was deemed unsuitable from a social and environmental standpoint.

The property is located approximately 6 kilometres north of the Cadillac Larder Lake Fault Zone.

A 272.9% increase since 2014 has driven the median M&A deal value to its highest level in six years.

The funds will go to oil sands producer Canadian Natural Resources and Titanium Corp.'s Creating Value from Waste (CVW) technology.

But global gold-backed ETF flows remain positive on the year ($1.7 billion) on the back of strong inflows in January.