Iron ore free fall wreaks havoc with main producers
It’s been a bad week for iron ore, with all indices steeply lower on Friday for a second consecutive day.
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Gem Diamonds found this high-quality 80-carat rock in Lesotho
The D-colour Type-II diamond is one of the highest-quality stones to come out of the company’s Letšeng mine.
Iron ore craters again — down 5% in only 24 hours
In Asia, trading was halted after prices sank 7.3%, which is the maximum a day allowed by Chinese regulators.
Dozens trapped, two killed in Iranian coal mine explosion
The blast took place at a mine located in Iran's northern Golestan province on Wednesday morning.
Philippines shows anti-mining environment minister the door
Congress decision puts and end to a 10-month tenure during which Regina Lopez ordered the closure of more than half the country's mines and banned open-pit mining.
Centamin shares fall after reporting profit and production declines
Despite the drop in production, the gold miner kept guidance unchanged for its 2017 financial year at 540,000 ounces.
Mining no longer top sector attracting investors to Africa — report
Industrial and precious metals, coal, oil, as well as natural gas, collectively accounted for just 6.2% of foreign direct investment into the continent last year.
K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’
It's the first potash mine built in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in more than 40 years.
Greece to sell coal-fired plants, mines as part of bailout deal
Athens will begin testing the waters for such sale in November, with the goal of wrapping up the sale by June 2018.
Gold prices hit fresh three-week low
t's been a rough set of trading sessions for the yellow metal, with gold ending last week at $1,268, a full $21 lower than the previous week.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
