After declining in 2019, global gold production was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020, while the suspension of expansion works and contractions from mines nearing closure also exacerbated…
Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) ended 2020 in much better shape than many of its peers as it recorded revenue growth driven mostly by a sharp recovery in prices and sales…
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has inked a preliminary deal with Norwegian battery producer FREYR to supply 3,700 tonnes of “ethically sourced” cobalt metal cut cathodes. The cobalt,…
We all have our firsts in life; the stories of those defining moments that changed things forever. First beer, first kiss, first car. How about your first job? Here’s how…
Earth scientists are a well-educated bunch, although we don’t always come across as clever when we’re five beers into our cups. Most geologists — other than self-taught prospectors — have…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% to finish the week at 30,996.98 and the S&P 500 climbed 0.02% to 3,841.47. Spot gold jumped US$26.90 per oz., or 1.47%, to…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.35% to 17,845.91 during the Jan. 18-22 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1% to 105.65, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) has formally begun construction of the mining infrastructure for its Salares Norte project in northern Chile. The company expects to complete the US$860 million project in late 2022, with…
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has released assay results for reverse circulation and diamond tail drilling completed at the Koula deposit within its Seguela development project in Côte d’Ivoire. The…
The unbroken white diamond, found at the Karowe mine in Botswana, could fetch more than $10 million.
Last year, gold major Barrick (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) met the midpoint of its gold and copper output targets. The miner generated a total of 4.8 million oz. of gold…
Cote d’Ivoire’s Council of Ministers has granted Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF)a mining permit that allows the company to develop and operate its Seguela gold project, 240 km northwest of the capital,…
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