May 13, 2022

Largest white diamond ever auctioned goes for $21.5 million

The egg-sized white diamond dubbed “The Rock” is said to be the largest of its kind to ever go under the hammer.

May 13, 2022

Hudbay suffers major Rosemont copper project setback in Arizona

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has declined to overturn a 2019 decision that blocked Hudbay Minerals' Rosemont copper project in Arizona.

May 13, 2022

Condor Gold says La India “construction ready”

Definitive feasibility study for La India, which will provide a base for finance discussions, will come in the third quarter of the year.

May 12, 2022

Copper price hits 8-month low on slowdown fears

"Demand hopes have given way to demand concerns," said Commerzbank analyst Daniel Briesemann.

May 12, 2022

Hochschild Mining earmarks $200m to build gold mine in Brazil

Posse gold mine is expected to produce 102,000 ounces of gold per year in the first four years, dropping to 84,000 ounces after that.

May 11, 2022

Kinross reports ‘messy’ Q1 results as sale of Russian assets awaits approval 

"We are in uncharted territory here," says CEO.

May 11, 2022

Copper price recovers as China covid cases ease

Shanghai said half the city had achieved “zero-COVID” status, but uncompromising restrictions had to remain in place under a national policy.

May 11, 2022

Newmont expects to pull trigger on $2bn Peru gold project mid-year

Newmont says the Yanacocha Sulfides project would extend the life of Latin America’s largest gold mine for "decades" beyond 2040.

May 11, 2022

How to classify rocks during quarrying

Researchers say it is possible to classify sedimentary rocks during quarrying, using a portable Raman spectrometer.

May 10, 2022

The Metals Company deep-water tests polymetallic nodule collector vehicle in Atlantic

Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries for smart phones and electric vehicles.