January 17, 2020

Lucara strikes a deal to cut and polish with Louis Vuitton

Under the deal, Louis Vuitton and HB Company will cut and polish the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond.

January 17, 2020

American Battery Metals signs LOI for Elk gold project, stock up 16%

The Elk project has a resource estimate comprising 442,600 ounces of gold in the measured and indicated categories.

January 17, 2020

Lynas’ rare earth licence renewal in Malaysia challenged in court

The lawsuit challenges the Malaysian government's decision to renew the company’s operating licence last year.

January 17, 2020

B2Gold achieves record production for 11th year in a row

The company's 2019 figures exceeded the upper end of production guidance.

January 17, 2020

Rio Tinto readies to close world’s biggest diamond mine

The miner expects to see production of rough diamonds drop from 17 million carats last year to 12-14 million in 2020 as a result.

January 16, 2020

Mining companies threaten action against Tanzania over new law

Indiana Resources alleged breach of contract after the East African nation amended its mining law.

January 16, 2020

Scotgold readies to open Scotland’s first commercial gold mine

Chief executive Richard Gray expects to see a "mini gold rush" in the Scottish Highlands in coming years.

January 16, 2020

Joshua Gold acquires King Solomon’s mine

The Ontario-based company says initial sampling returned promising results.

January 16, 2020

Noram encouraged by drill results at Nevada lithium project

The Canadian miner said its drill program yielded higher results than the current inferred resource.

January 16, 2020

IAMGOLD’s 2019 production falls short, CEO to retire

Attributable gold production last year reached 726,000 gold ounces, compared to the 765,000 to 810,000 ounces the company expected.