Wheaton Precious Metals to trade in London
Canada’s Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM), one of the world’s largest gold and silver streaming companies, said today it has been approved by the U.K. financial regulator to…
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Siberian gold deposit has world’s largest reserves, Polyus says
Russia’s top gold producer Polyus (LSE: PLZL) says its giant Sukhoi Log gold deposit in Siberia is the world’s biggest by reserves, both among greenfield assets and operating mines. The…
US markets climb, Oct. 12-16
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.07% to finish the week at 28,606.31, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.19% to 3,483.81. Spot gold dropped US$30.90 per oz., or 1.60%, to…
Chakana Copper drills Soledad project in Peru
Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) has launched a fully-funded, 15,000-metre drill program at its Soledad copper-gold-silver project in Peru, with a target date of March 2021 to release its…
US markets slip, Sept. 14-18
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 27,657.42 and the S&P 500 Index dropped by 0.84% to 3,319.47. Spot gold climbed US$8.80…
Wheaton Precious Metals plans London listing by year-end
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM), one of the world’s largest gold and silver streaming companies, plans to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to boost exposure to…
Gold output to fall 1.7% in 2020 on shutdowns: report
The suspension of mining activities due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the second quarter of this year will result in a 1.7% decline in global gold production in 2020, says…
Chile court orders ‘total and definitive’ closure of Barrick’s Pascua Lama
Chile’s environmental court has put the final nail in the coffin for Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) giant Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the Argentina border, which had been on…
Oklo Resources executive buys more shares in West Africa-focused junior
Simon Taylor, managing director of Oklo Resources (ASX: OKU), has acquired 400,000 shares of the company. The Australia-listed company is advancing its flagship Dandoko gold project in Mali, 30 km…
Gold production growth will average 2.5% annually from 2020-2029: Fitch
A new report by Fitch Solutions forecasts that global gold production will increase from 106 million oz. in 2020 to 133 million oz. by 2029, for an average annual growth…
Premier Gold updates Getchell resource in Nevada
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has released an updated resource for the Getchell gold project in Nevada. Last month, the company announced a definitive purchase agreement for the…
AngloGold, Barrick to sell 80% of Morila mine in Mali
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) and partner Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) are selling their 80% stake in Mali’s Morila gold mine amid political uncertainty in the country following a…