February 20, 2019 Barrick still committed to Chile, despite Pascua-Lama setback Chief executive officer Mark Bristow, who is in the South American nation to review the company’s regional strategy, said Barrick’s assets in Chile were an important part of its global…
February 20, 2019 Newcrest ups stake in Ecuador with Cornerstone deal Australia’s largest gold producer has signed an option and farm-in agreement with Toronto-listed Cornerstone Capital Resources over two early stage projects in Ecuador.
February 20, 2019 IAMGOLD reports 23% growth in gold reserves The miner reported that Proven and Probable gold Reserves reached 17.9 million ounces at the end of 2018.
February 20, 2019 Barrick and Tanzania reach proposal to settle country’s row with Acacia The gold giant said it would approach the board of Acacia Mining to back the formal proposal that would settle a long-running dispute with the Tanzanian government.
February 19, 2019 Wolfden reports drill results at Orvan Brook The deposit has historical resources of 2.7 million tonnes grading 0.59% zinc, 1.7% lead, 0.40% copper, 72.0 g/t silver, and 1.0 g/t gold.
February 19, 2019 First Mining hits higher recoveries in tests at Springpole The company intends to incorporate its metallurgical test results into an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA).
February 19, 2019 More high grades from Indin Lake for Nighthawk A new discovery at Fishhook returned up to 174.50 g/t gold in grab samples.
February 19, 2019 Lumina Copper faces charges, up to $55m fine for environmental breaches in Chile This is not the first time the Chilean watchdog has fined Lumina.
February 19, 2019 Canadian regulator clears Newmont’s $10B merger with Goldcorp The companies announced their planned all-share tie-up in January, just two weeks after the Barrick-Randgold merger was finalized.
February 19, 2019 Waterton steps up efforts to oust Hudbay Minerals CEO, board of directors Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."
China central bank keeps buying gold as bull run hits brakes Bullion held by the People’s Bank of China rose by 40,000 troy ounces last month. February 08, 2026 | 08:25 am
