BMO bankers sent each other crude memes before they were fired

Junior bankers who were recently fired from Bank of Montreal’s metals and mining group used work-sharing platforms to circulate crude jokes and at least one obscene image, which were discovered during an internal investigation after another employee complained, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Iron ore price drops as China central bank’s rate move defies expectation

Iron ore futures prices dropped for a second consecutive session on Monday as top consumer China defied market expectations and stood pat on its medium-term interest rate, leaving traders disappointed.

NICICO and Sadaret Bank signed a memorandum of cooperation

Mining News Pro - A memorandum of cooperation was signed between Iran's National Copper Industries Company and Saderat Bank.

HSBC takes stab at using blockchain to modernize London’s antiquated gold market

Mining News Pro - One of the world’s top bullion banks is bringing blockchain to the antiquated London gold market.

One big gold seller among central banks has even more to offload

Mining News Pro - In a turnaround that’s already taken it from one of the world’s biggest gold buyers to a top seller this year, Kazakhstan’s central bank is looking to cut the metal’s share to as low as half of its $34.5 billion reserves

Trafigura tells its banks they aren’t exposed to nickel fraud

Mining News Pro - Trafigura Group is briefing lenders that none of its banks have direct exposure to the nickel deals at the center of what the commodity trader is calling a systematic fraud perpetrated against it.

JPMorgan gold traders found guilty in Chicago spoofing trial

Mining News Pro - The former head of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. precious-metals business and his top gold trader were convicted in Chicago on charges they manipulated markets for years, handing the US government a win in its long crackdown on bogus “spoofing” orders.

MinRes takes on flagship Swift Access technology

Mining News Pro - Mineral Resources (MinRes) will be the first mining company to trial Swift Media’s new entertainment and communications product, Swift Access.

Salt Lake launches A$28m capital raise

Mining News Pro - Potash developer Salt Lake Potash will raise A$28-million through a share placement to enable the final debt drawdown and access to additional funding through a bank guarantee provided by financier Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (SEQI).

Artemis selects banks for $360m Blackwater project loan

Mining News Pro - Artemis Gold has selected two banks to arrange a C$360-million project loan facility to fund a significant portion of the estimated construction costs of its Blackwater project, in central British Columbia.

Zimbabwe miners say foreign-exchange rule could trigger crisis

Mining News Pro - Mining companies in Zimbabwe said a central-bank requirement compelling them to surrender more foreign exchange earned from mineral exports will push their operations to the brink.

Zimbabwe central bank to form new gold refining unit, sell shares to miners

Mining News Pro - Zimbabwe`s central bank will unbundle its gold refining and printing unit into two separate companies and sell a majority stake in the new gold refinery business to miners, governor John Mangudya said on Wednesday.

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Nicico is the pride of Iran’s economy

Mining News Pro - CEO of Bank Mellat said that Nicico is one of their important, major and effective customers.

Banks don’t want to lend to Australia’s coal miners any more

Mining News Pro - Financing options open to Australia’s coal operators dwindled further after another of the country’s largest banks said it would end almost all investment in thermal mines and power stations by 2030.

Gold-buying by central banks seen climbing from near decade low

Mining News Pro - Gold buying by central banks, an important driver of bullion’s advance in recent years, is forecast to pick up in 2021 after a slowdown this year.

Parsian Bank to support market activist and knowledge-based companies

Mining News Pro - The research director of Parsian Bank said that their company will supply facilities for activists.

Scotiabank compliance failed to stop gold spoofing, US says

Mining News Pro - Bank of Nova Scotia’s compliance officers failed to stop its precious metals traders from manipulating markets despite having information about the activity, according to the US government.

Banks arranging $325m for Horizonte’s Brazil nickel project

Mining News Pro - Horizonte Minerals announced on Wednesday that it has executed a mandate to arrange a senior secured project finance facility of up to $325 million to fund the construction and development of its flagship Araguaia nickel project in Para state in Brazil.

Horizonte tasks five banks to arrange $325m for Araguaia

Mining News Pro - Horizonte Minerals has executed a mandate to arrange a senior project finance facility of up to $325-million to fund the construction and development of its Araguaia ferronickel project, in Brazil.

Tanzanian hand-miner becomes millionaire with tanzanite find

Mining News Pro - A Tanzanian hand-miner became an instant millionaire after selling the two of the largest tanzanite gems ever discovered to the government.

Land Bank raising R3bn liquidity facility

Mining News Pro - The State-owned Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa announced in an update on liquidity that it would be raising R3-billion and restructuring its debt.

TymeBank set to hit two-million-customer milestone ahead of schedule

Mining News Pro - Fully-digital retail finance house TymeBank is poised to achieve its two-million-customer milestone three months ahead of schedule, African Rainbow Capital (ARC), its majority shareholder, stated on Friday.

Federal Bank`s Q4 PBT declines 32% over provisions for Covid-19 pandemic

Mining News Pro - The bank`s provision coverage ratio improved to 72.48 per cent at end of March 2020, up from 67.16 per cent in March 2019.

Scotiabank takes $168 million hit as it shuts historic gold unit

Mining News Pro - Bank of Nova Scotia has set aside C$232 million ($168 million) to cover the cost of winding down its historic precious-metals unit as well as a potential settlement of U.S. investigations into the unit’s trading activities.

Central banks indicate they will continue to buy gold, some more than usual

Mining News Pro - The World Gold Council (WGC) in its latest `Central Bank Gold Reserves (CBGR)` survey highlights several notable shifts in central bank attitudes towards gold this year.

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