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Natascha Viljoen is appointed Newmont's first female CEO

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By Vallari Srivastava
Reuters
Monday, September 29, 2025

Newmont today named Natascha Viljoen as its first female CEO, succeeding Tom Palmer, at a time when the gold mining sector tries to cope with a slew of challenges, even as the precious metal hits a series of new highs.

Viljoen's appointment coincides with the abrupt resignation of Mark Bristow as CEO of rival Barrick Mining earlier in the day.

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Ross Norman: Gold isn't defying gravity -- commodities are political weapons now

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By Ross Norman
Metals Daily, London
Monday, September 29, 2025

Is gold defying gravity?

As I see it, you have two options: either to believe the laws of gravity have been suspended, or to accept that gold and other precious metals exist within an entirely new paradigm. Simply claiming that the markets are massively overpriced and will return to "normal" marks you as a dinosaur who has y

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Barrick names operations chief as interim CEO after Bristow's unexpected exit

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By Divya Rajagopal
Reuters 
Monday, September 29, 2025

Barrick Mining appointed veteran executive Mark Hill as interim president and CEO today following the sudden resignation of Mark Bristow, who led the Canadian miner for nearly seven years after its merger with Randgold Resources.

Bristow, who became CEO in 2019 when Barrick acquired Randgold, oversaw the integration of the two companies and steered the miner through a period of significant portfolio reshaping and debt reduction. ...

Singapore and Hong Kong go for gold in precious-metal trade

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By Owen Walker, Leslie Hook, Chan Ho-him, and Cheng Leng
Financial Times, London
Monday, September 29, 2025

In the centre of a maximum-security storage facility sits one of the world's biggest vaults for precious metals, emblematic both of Asian ambition to become the centre of the global gold trade and the difficulties in achieving that goal.

Jesse Colombo: Here's where gold and silver stand

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By Jesse Colombo
The Bubble Bubble Report
Sunday, September 28, 2025

It has been a while since my last gold and silver update, and that's mainly because things have been unfolding so smoothly. There hasn't been much to say beyond the fact that both metals are on a strong upward path, consistently breaking to new highs. 

In a situation like this, the best course of action is to let your winners run and allow the bull market to play out.

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Brien Lundin: What's behind the steady and stunning rise in the gold price?

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11:14p ET Sunday, September 28, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In this weekend's edition of Gold Newsletter, Publisher Brien Lundin offers speculation that would explain the recent steady and running rise in the gold price, speculation that seems more than plausible and corresponds perfectly with GATA's work. With his kind permission, the letter is excerpted in PDF format here:

https://www.gata.org/sites/default/files/GNL-Excerpt-09-27-2025.pdf

Want to invest in gold? Here's how to plan for or even avoid tax headaches

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By Andrew Keshner
MarketWatch, New York
Saturday, September 27, 2025

After the gold rush, comes the taxman. It's time for investors to get ready.

This year, gold has repeatedly topped itself with record-high prices. Multibillion-dollar inflows to gold ETFs also highlight the metal's current glitter.

But while the asset now stands out to investors, it also stands out to the Internal Revenue Service.

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Rob Kientz joins Andrew Maguire on LFTV to discuss West's loss of control of gold

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3p ET Saturday, September 27, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Monetary metals market analyst Rob Kientz is the guest of London metals trader Andrew Maguire on this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, discussing the Perth Mint's secret leasing of customer gold a few years ago, as well as the end of Western control over the gold market.

Maguire dismisses concerns that gold is "overbought," noting that the monetary metal's price was suppressed for decades and arguing that a price breakout is just beginning.

Alasdair Macleod: A horror story in the gold and silver paper markets

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, September 26, 2025

Our headline chart shows silver storming ahead amid reports of backwardations and soaring lease rates. Will it continue, and will gold be next?

Driven by poor liquidity, in Europe this morning silver was $45.03, up $2 from last Friday's close. Gold was up a less spectacular $68 at $3,750 on the week, but with a firm undertone.

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Stuart Englert: Legal tender laws start digitizing gold and silver

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By Stuart Englert
StuartEnglert.Substack.com
Friday, September 26, 2025

The future of gold and silver transactions in the United States likely will be defined by states implementing new and amended legal tender laws.

Financial officials and regulators in Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, and Texas are finalizing rules and instituting electronic payment systems for digital and tokenized precious metals.

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