July 8, 2019 Firestone finds largest yellow diamond to date at Lesotho mine The 54 carat intense fancy yellow, sawable diamond will be sold in September.
July 8, 2019 Acacia posts a 19% increase in gold output as Barrick takeover deadline looms Improved results add pressure on majority shareholder, Barrick Gold, to revise its low-ball takeover offer ahead of Tuesday's deadline.
July 7, 2019 Australian coal industry recommends Canadian carbon capture technology CO2 Solutions' carbon sponge technology uses the carbonic anhydrase enzyme to dramatically accelerate carbon dioxide capture.
July 5, 2019 Lundin closes $1bn acquisition of Chapada copper-gold mine The Chapada mine, in the northwest state of Goiás, began production in 2007 and is expected to churn out about 54,500 tonnes of copper and 100,000 ounces of gold this…
July 5, 2019 Royal Canadian Mint issues new silver coin commemorating Calgary’s Victory Stampede The 2019 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Victory Stampede has a limited mintage of 6,500.
July 5, 2019 Barrick prepares to start sale of Massawa gold project The asset in Senegal could fetch a value of about $500 million.
July 5, 2019 Acacia Mining reports 13% rise in gold reserves for Tanzania mine Barrick's proposal to take full control of its African unit to resolve a long-standing tax dispute with Tanzania has drawn the ire of Acacia's minority shareholders.
July 5, 2019 Tsingshan, partners face cost hike at Indonesia battery chemicals plant – sources Sources say the price tag may be $1 billion or more.
July 5, 2019 India hikes gold import duty, industry fears smuggling surge Lower demand from India could weigh on global prices that are trading near their highest level in six years.
July 5, 2019 Chile mining sector continues to lag on growth Mining activity in May dropped 2.3% compared with the same month in 2018 as the sector continued to confront sharply falling ore grades at its largest deposits.
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