Diamond giant Alrosa unearths 136.24-carat rock
Currently unnamed, the stone is one of the largest diamonds ever recovered at the Nyurbinskaya open-pit mine.
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Chile’s Codelco may slash copper output as it further cuts costs to the bone
The world's top copper miner admits to be facing its “worst crisis ever” since created in 1976.
UK Royal Mint sees major gold rush in wake of interest rate cut
Transactions on the Mint’s bullion website increased by 25% during the first week of August and there was a 50% weekly jump in sales of gold bars and coins after August 4.
B2Gold gets fresh push after announcing at-the-market offering of up to $100M
B2Gold’s stock has gained almost 229% so far this year.
US solar industry hailed as ‘light at end of tunnel’ for jobless coal miners
Study argues it would be cheap and simple to retrain coal workers for solar jobs.
Asteroid miner Deep Space to launch first commercial mission by 2020
The mission's goal is to map a target asteroid, looking for deposits of water and other resources with visible and infrared cameras.
Here is why these mining and metals companies left the TSX
Experts blame increased number of mergers and acquisitions, but there’s more to it, study shows.
Ivanhoe Mines’ DRC project likely Africa’s top copper discovery shows fresh drilling results
Shares in the Canadian company were up more than 3.6% Thursday morning on the news.
Lenders throw a lifeline to bankrupt Peabody Energy
The coal giant also said it would review its assets in Australia to run a smaller but "more profitable" basis.
First Majestic Silver swings back to profit in Q2
The Mexico-focused miner has benefitted from an ongoing silver rally and even more so than many of its peers, as it chose not to diversify into other metals.
McEwen Copper seeks $4B to advance Los Azules
Global lenders, agencies and partners line up funding as Argentina re-emerges as a key copper investment destination.