Gold price hits record high as US dollar drops
Gold continued its upward climb today and made history by touching record prices as worries over the coronavirus pandemic and intensifying U.S.-China tensions weighed on…
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Chile’s Maricunga belt set to revive country’s gold industry
A wave of new mines in the pipeline on Chile’s Maricunga gold belt are advancing towards construction just as the price of the precious metal…
ETFs drive gold price in Q2 as physical demand falls: Refinitiv
As the gold price breaks through US$1,900 per oz., Refinitiv has released its review of the gold sector in the second quarter, providing insight into…
Golden Star sells stake in Bogoso-Prestea gold mine
Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-AM: GSS) has announced it will sell its 90% stake in the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine in southwestern Ghana to Future…
Iamgold resumes operations at Rosebel after coronavirus outbreak
Iamgold (TSX IMG; NYSE: IAG) has resumed operations at its Rosebel gold mine in Suriname, which was shut down in June after union leaders asked…
Pentagon contracts Lynas to design rare earths facility in Texas
Lynas (ASX: LYC) has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to start design work for a heavy rare earth element (HREE) separation…
Teranga Gold says Senegal mine a ‘top tier’ asset
Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has released a prefeasibility study for its Sabodala-Massawa complex in Senegal that shows the project is a “top tier…
Canada Nickel aims for zero-carbon emissions at Crawford
On Tesla’s second quarter conference call last week, Elon Musk entreated the industry to: “Please mine more nickel – Tesla will give you a giant…
US gov’t approves Ambler access road in Alaska
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved the development of the northern route to provide access to the Ambler mining district in northwest Alaska….
Editorial: Gold and silver fire on all cylinders
The stars continue to align for precious metal prices, driven higher by unprecedented economic and political uncertainty and enormous monetary and stimulus programs. This week…
Gold price tops US$1,900 per oz., nears all-time high
Gold prices topped US$1,900 per oz. for the first time since 2011, heading for its biggest weekly gain in more than three months, as momentum…
Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project approved after 15-year fight
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) has cleared the last environmental hurdle for its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in Alaska almost two decades after developers first…