Scientists claim Gates, Bezos-backed firm could threaten Arctic ecosystem

Breakthrough Energy, founded as a vehicle for combating climate change, is backing projects that may damage the Arctic, scientists say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2021 | 3:00 am

It generated about $23.1 million in revenues – an all-time record for commercial-quality emeralds sold at auctions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 9:10 am

Newcrest Mining commits $182 million to expand Telfer

Newcrest is expanding open pit mining at its Telfer operations in Western Australia, which will extend the operations for at least two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 5:42 am

Mining at Argyle, which accounted for 90% of worldwide pink diamond production, ended in November 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 3:26 am

Vital is acquiring Quebec Precious Metals’s Zeus project and a 68% stake in the Kipawa heavy rare earths asset for $6.4 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 9:16 am

The miner, which is developing the Colluli sulphate of potash project in Eritrea, will keep its Australian listing.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 6:40 am

Lucara expects to achieve 75% of slated full production by late 2029, 1.3 years later than planned and spend $20m more than budgeted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 4:50 am

Vital Metals is reportedly in final talks to buy two projects in Quebec, one of which may be the world’s fourth largest dysprosium deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2021 | 5:44 am

First major assessment from the UN-backed experts committee in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 8:04 am

Floating on the LSE would help it access fresh capital to fund the first phase of its Rovina Valley copper-gold project in Romania.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 6:55 am