News of gold

Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt

05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

MINING

Chile court shuts Pascua Lama gold mine over environmental fears

18-09-2020 10:44 Chile's environmental court issues final order to close Canadian company Barrick Gold's huge Pascua Lama mining project, on hold since 2013 over environmental concerns.

Bloomberg

Gold rally gives Argentina’s meagre reserves an unexpected boost

02-08-2020 18:40 After losing US$4 billion from its net reserves since the beginning of the year amid political and economic volatility, an unusually large holding in gold has given Argentina’s Central bank balance sheet a boost.

MINING

Barrick Gold, Shandong invest in Veladero mine in San Juan

14-02-2020 14:08 Barrick Gold and Shandong Gold are pursuing three strategic projects with the aim of extending the useful life of the Veladero mine until at least 2030: investment, employment and growth.

ABORTION DOCUMENTARY

New 'aborto legal' documentary seeks crowdfunding to finish production

30-08-2019 20:00 Filmmakers Andrew Gold and Lucy D'Cruz delve into the anti-abortion movement, interviewing famed campaigner Mariana Rodríguez Varela and going undercover at an abortion consultant.

by Lucas Robinson

ENVIRONMENT

Supreme Court throws out mining giants' claim against Glacier Protection Law

04-06-2019 13:27 Justices vote unanimously to uphold the law's validity on constitutional grounds, determining that the plaintiffs did not provide sufficient evidence to support claims that the law infringed their right to mine Argentina's natural resources.