Новости за 08.10.2019

Global gold-back exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and similar products recorded $3.9-billion of net inflows across all regions in September, increasing their collective gold holdings by 75.2 t to 2 808 t, the highest levels of all time, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Tuesday. Holdings surpassed late 2012 levels, at which time the gold price was near $1 700/oz, about 18% higher than current levels, the council said.

Aim-listed Katoro Gold has identified precious, base and strategic metal prospectivity within the boundaries of its Haneti project in Tanzania, and the board is of the opinion that the project is capable of delivering a number of discrete large-scale exploration and development opportunities. Katoro executive chairperson Louis Coetzee on Tuesday said the project area was about 5 000 km2 in size and represented an interesting exploration opportunity.

Copper and platinum-group metals project developer Ivanhoe Mines has appointed Mark Farren CEO of its Kamoa-Kakula copper joint venture, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Farren was previously Ivanhoe executive VP of operations.

Members of the World Diamond Council (WDC) assembled in Antwerp, Belgium, on October 2 and 3, for the organisation’s annual general meeting (AGM), where proceedings were dominated by discussions about the pending conclusion of the Kimberley Process’ review and reform process, and the related call by the WDC and others that the scope of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) be broadened. Speaking to the gathering, WDC president Stephane Fischler expressed the organisation’s determination that... Читать дальше...

The former head of a Siberian diamond mine owned by Alrosa where eight men were killed in a flood two years ago was found dead in a pre-trial detention centre on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested, Russian investigating authorities said. A regional branch of the federal Investigative Committee said there were indications the death of Alexey Burkser at the centre in the remote Yakutia region in eastern Siberia had been suicide. Russian state-controlled Alrosa declined to comment.

Aim-listed mining company Vast Resources is in the process of finalising the documentation for a $13.5-million financing facility, it said on Tuesday. In an update to the market, the company said that a further announcement would be made “shortly”.

Chile's Antofagasta, one of the world's largest copper producers, has requested government mediation to resolve a contractual dispute with supervisors at its flagship Los Pelambres mine, the supervisors' union said on Monday. The workers voted by a majority to go on strike after rejecting a salary adjustment offer from the company and amid opposition to a flexible working hours plan.

Coal miner Paringa Resources has reported a record sales quarter in the three months to September, with sales revenue reaching A$5.7-million. Coal shipments during the September quarter also increased to 136 000 t, compared with the 26 000 t shipped in the June quarter, as production from the Poplar Grove operation, in western Kentucky, continues to ramp up.

Base metals miner New Century Resources has reported a 28% increase in zinc metal production for the September quarter, as production at its namesake project, in Queensland, continues to ramp-up. The Century mine delivered 26 171 t of zinc metal during the September quarter, at a C1 cash cost of $1/lb, which was down 18% on the previous quarter.

ASX-listed Salt Lake Potash has completed the acquisition of the Lake Way tenements from gold miner Blackham Resources. The two companies in July this year struck a A$10-million agreement under which Salt Lake would acquire the Lake Way tenements, in Western Australia.