Mali seeks US$500M from Barrick for past taxes, dividends: Reuters
Authorities in Mali briefly detained four Malian staff members working for Barrick last month.
Africa
Burkina Faso ruler threatens gold licences, but Endeavour downplays comments
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) and West African Resources (ASX: WAF) say their operations in Burkina Faso are unaffected after the country’s president said some mining licences may…
Video: WGC on analysts’ US$3,000 per oz gold call as investors flood in
Gold could reach US$3,000 per oz. in weeks after rate cuts lowered the opportunity cost of holding it, driving speculative and institutional inflows, World Gold Council senior market strategist Joseph…
Lucara sells Clara diamond sales platform to HRA and former CEO Eira Thomas
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) is selling its Clara rough diamond sales platform to its original founders, a group led by the HRA Group of companies and Lucara founder and former…
Global Atomic shares rise on progress update for Dasa uranium mine in Niger
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) shares gained 10.5% Friday after the company said 10,000 tonnes of development ore has been brought to the surface at its Dasa mine in…
Gold majors vow not to repeat decadent spending of a decade ago
As gold prices hit record highs, industry executives are hoping they can convince investors – who haven’t yet piled into gold mining stocks – that they’ll put their cash to…
Video: Why one contrarian mining investor prefers Australia over North America
Australia offers true discovery potential whereas “every rock seems to be turned three times” in North America, Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop said in an interview. The Netherlands-based investor…
Video: New commodity supercycle to lift gold, copper and uranium stocks, fund manager says
Global investment in infrastructure and inflationary pressures are driving a new commodity boom, fund manager Wasif Latif said in an interview. Latif, the chief investment officer at Texas-based Sarmaya Partners,…
Thor Explorations settles Nigerian tax bill, denies reports of tax evasion
Thor Explorations (TSXV: THX; AIM: THX) said Tuesday it immediately paid a US$61,900 bill for outstanding taxes presented yesterday by a state magistrate for its Segilola gold mine in Nigeria’s…
Major copper discoveries down as industry shuns greenfield exploration — report
Major new copper discoveries are becoming scarcer globally, with most reserve growth over the last decade coming from older deposits as the industry has shifted away from early-stage exploration, according…
Video: Gold Fields targets aggressive Americas-focused growth, CEO says
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) expects to boost production by 600,000 oz. in the coming years, CEO Mike Fraser says in a new video. Its pending $2.2-billion acquisition of…
Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…