Global diamond production this year fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats due to planned production declines by the major producers and significant pandemic-related suspensions and curtailments…
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said today that Gary Nagle, the head of its coal division, would replace Ivan Glasenberg as the company’s top boss early next year. Glasenberg, who has…
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) said today it won’t be able to complete the prefeasibility study for its Alpala copper-gold project this year as planned. The Australian miner had already…
The Government of Mongolia and representatives of Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) have set up a special board committee to conduct an independent review into the cost overruns and…
It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in the Paterson region of Western Australia.
Pentwater Capital has joined ongoing spat over over how to finance the underground copper project in Mongolia, with “oppression” order warning.
I speak mining, and have done so for over 45 years. For most of that time, I have defended the industry from those ignorant or ill-informed of our activities. I…
Guinea’s government has approved a multinational group’s plan to build a railroad and deep-water port to export from the large-scale Simandou iron ore deposit to key markets, including China, the…
An extremely rare, purple-pink diamond mined and polished by Russia’s Alrosa (MCX: ALRS) has set a record price for a gem of that colour sold at an auction after fetching…
Explorer and developer Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has inked a joint venture and earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to advance the Enonkoski nickel project,…
Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre has issued a statement saying that the residents of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have welcomed this week’s decision by the Australian government to accept…
Pink diamonds, already rare, are about to get scarcer as Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has closed its iconic Argyle diamond mine, the world’s biggest and the…
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