Canada-based miner Fortuna Silver Mines has achieved a new gold production record, with its five mines in West Africa and Latin America producing a combined 128 671 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs). This is a 38% increase compared with the second quarter and a 26% improvement on the same production a year earlier. The NYSE- and TSX-listed firm produced 94 821 oz of gold and 1.7-million ounces of silver during the three months under review. Gold production
Gold Fields will decide whether to keep or dispose of its stake in its smallest gold asset within the next four months, according to interim CEO Martin Preece. The Johannesburg-listed firm is “exploring all the options” for the Asanko gold mine in Ghana, including a total divestiture or a move to boost its ownership. The company entered into a joint venture agreement to operate the mine with Vancouver-based Galiano Gold in 2018. It produced 170,342
Benchmark US crude oil for October delivery fell 28 cents to $91.20 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell 9 cents to $94.34 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery fell 4 cents to $2.66 a gallon. October heating oil rose 8 cents to $3.37 a gallon. October natural gas rose 12 cents to $2.85 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for December delivery rose 30 cents to $1,953.70 an ounce. Silver for December
Canada’s Roxgold opened its gold mine in the northwestern region of Côte d’Ivoire on Friday, aiming to produce about 130,000 oz/y of gold, the company said on Friday. “We have more than 10 years of mining production ahead of us at Seguela, and our ambition is to continue exploring and developing. The Seguela gold mine is about 500 km north of the commercial capital, Abidjan. Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, is seeking to
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) on Thursday called for proposals from service firms to create a secure global database that would improve trust in the gold market’s value chain. Gold refineries must source gold responsibly under the industry body’s accreditation requirements, allowing them access to London’s bullion market, the world’s largest. The group’s database of Russian gold bars held by banks in London helps to prevent sanctions evasion by Russian companies. “Our goal is
Diversified gold producer Gold Fields has downgraded its 2023 and 2024 production expectations for its new Salares Norte mine in Chile due to a delay in the first gold from the project. In a project update on Friday, the JSE- and NYSE-listed mining firm explained that certain components required commissioning by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vendor to maintain the validity of their warranties. “Challenges in securing the OEM vendor representatives, due to previously announced
Benchmark US crude oil for October delivery fell 32 cents to $88.52 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell 18 cents to $91.88 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery increased by 1 cent to $2.74 per gallon. October heating oil saw an 11-cent rise, reaching $3.44 per gallon. October natural gas declined by 6 cents to $2.68 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for December delivery dropped by $2.60 to $1,932.50 per
Canadian mining firm, Thor Explorations, has discovered gold at the Makosa project in Senegal. The firm announced the discovery of 23.35 grams of gold per ton from drillhole DTRC807, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing exploration operations. Thor Explorations CEO Segun Lawson said “The main purpose of the drilling has been to advance the project towards development by upgrading more of the resource to indicated classification and also to commence detailed metallurgical test work that is
Mali’s interim President, Assimi Goita, has promulgated a new Mining Code that will allow the military-led government to increase ownership or shareholder control of gold concessions and recover what it declares to be a large shortfall in production revenues. The new code, signed on state television on Monday night, will allow state and local investors to take up to 35 percent stakes in mining projects, up from 20 percent today, and could more than double
Gold miner Gold Road Resources has closed a strong first half to June, with gold sales and revenue up. Gold sales during the six months under review reached 80 115 oz, up from 79 606 oz in the previous corresponding period, with production benefitting from record throughput rates at the Gruyere joint venture, in Western Australia. Revenue for the half-year increased from A$196.5-million to A$229-million. Consolidated net profits after tax for the interim period increased from A$39.9-million to A$55.7-million, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
