August 2, 2024 Winsome buys more time to assess Renard deal Winsome plans to repurpose the existing infrastructure for lithium processing to handle ore from its nearby Adina project.
August 1, 2024 Diamond sales at Debswana fall 49.2% as market downturn continues In the first half of the year, Debswana sold diamonds worth $1.29 billion compared to $2.54 billion registered in the same period last year.
July 29, 2024 Lucapa recovers 176-carat diamond at Lulo mine in Angola The diamond is the 45th +100 carat stone to be recovered from Lulo and the eighth largest since alluvial operations began in 2015.
July 26, 2024 Gemfields auction revenue down amid market softening Revenue from auctions was down 17% to $121 million for the first six months of 2024, from $145 million a year earlier.
July 25, 2024 Anglo American takes fresh $1.6bn writedown on UK fertilizer mine Charge weighed on the miner’s swinging to a loss and it comes amid a company overhaul that involves shedding four of its units.
July 24, 2024 Star Diamond boosts resource estimate for Orion South project in Saskatchewan The company says the Star-Orion South project is the largest undeveloped diamond deposit in the world.
July 23, 2024 Botswana touts 24% stake in new mining companies for citizens Under current legislation, the government is entitled to offer to buy as much as 15% equity in any new mining entity.
July 22, 2024 Anglo American shrinks trading unit as part of major restructuring The miner also announced internally that it will no longer enter into long-term deals to buy commodities that it doesn’t already produce.
July 18, 2024 Anglo’s sale of De Beers hindered by diamond market state Anglo American has warned of more production cuts at De Beers due to reduced spending by Chinese consumers prolonging the market downturn.
July 15, 2024 Star Diamond acquires Buffalo Hills project in Alberta Located approximately 400 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, the Buffalo Hills project includes 21 mineral leases covering 4,800 hectares.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
