DRDGold waiting on permits before completing R10bn expansion
DRDGOLD said this week it had not yet received permitting for its proposed R10bn expansion to 200,000 ounces even though half the capital had...
Ghana’s artisanal gold output set to hit new high
GHANA'S Gold Board purchased up to 54 tons (1.9 million ounces) of gold from artisanal and small-scale miners in the first half of 2026...
Insurgency threatens major China-backed Pakistan mine
PAKISTAN'S largest active copper and gold mine, the China-operated Saindak project in Balochistan, may be forced to halt operations within a month due to...
Ghana president’s brother embroiled in $250m gold row
A COMPANY owned by the billionaire brother of Ghana's president is accused of waging a campaign of "industrial espionage" to seize a major gold...
Fortuna nears final Senegal gold permit
FORTUNA Mining expects to secure the final construction permit for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal within weeks in a development that will...
Gold, platinum shares in good space after metals correct
ENTHUSIASM for precious metals had evaporated in recent weeks, leaving mining shares in good buying territory, said analysts.
"Investor sentiment towards South African mining equities...
Sibanye-Stillwater will look to Africa for new gold output
SIBANYE-Stillwater has raised the prospect of weighing new gold acquisitions in Africa when returns to dealmaking in the future.
"I can speculate on where I...
Citi joins elite club of gold clearing banks
CITIGROUP has become the first new member in a decade to join the elite group of banks clearing physical gold and silver in London,...
Gold to benefit as ‘natural buyers’ re-enter the market
IT was all going so well. Too well, really. Having ended 2025 at $4,339 an ounce, gold went on a tear in January, surging...
Even gold’s biggest backer is hedging its bets
GOLD'S first half of 2026 has been a study in contrasts. The metal set 12 record highs during the first six weeks of the year,...