August 12, 2020

Star Diamond and Rio Tinto to face off in court

Canadian judge ruled the junior has grounds to take its legal fight with RTEC to court over ownership of the Star-Orion South project.

August 11, 2020

Search for missing bodies to resume in Brumadinho

Fire Brigade of Minas Gerais will resume the search for 11 missing victims of the dam collapse on August 27th.

August 11, 2020

Gold price plummets more than $90

Gold price falls 4.5% in one of the biggest one-day declines in gold market history.

August 11, 2020

Aurubis maintains full-year earnings forecast

Operating earnings before taxes (EBT) in the third quarter of its 2019/20 financial year ended June 2020 rose 91%.

August 11, 2020

Lucara ends second quarter with $14 million loss

82% revenue drop attributed mostly to pandemic-fuelled uncertainty in an already weak global diamond market.

August 10, 2020

Pebble hits back at Biden’s pledge to block Alaska mine

Company said any challenge by the Democratic administration would be stopped by the courts.

August 10, 2020

Ivanhoe’s modest gains reflect progress at Kakula

The miner recorded a total income of $0.3 million for the three months to June 30, compared to $8.1 million in the second quarter last year.

August 10, 2020

Teck to resume work at Quebrada Blanca 2

Company expects to reach full staffing levels at the project within three months.

August 10, 2020

Alrosa digs up Russia’s largest coloured diamond

The 236-carat amber rough stone is the largest coloured diamond ever mined in Russia.

August 9, 2020

Coronavirus case emerges at second mine in Papua New Guinea

An employee at the Lihir Mine owned by Newcrest Mining tested positive for the disease.