December 15, 2020 De Beers buys time to close diamond deal with Botswana It has extended a ten-year sales agreement with Botswana by a year due to logistical challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
December 11, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO , Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning; Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast...
December 11, 2020 Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023 Company said production across all minerals will increase by 14% in 2021.
December 10, 2020 Lucapa finds another +100ct diamond at Lesotho mine The D-colour, Type IIa white diamond is the fourth larger than 100 carat recovered from the southern lobe of the Mothae mine.
December 8, 2020 Diamond industry forecast for 2021 and beyond Global diamond production this year fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats.
December 7, 2020 Dominion Diamond strikes deal to sell Ekati mine Operations at the mine are expected to restart no later than January 29, 2021.
December 3, 2020 Botswana Diamonds discovers kimberlite pipe at Thorny River project A recent, six-hole drilling program revealed a kimberlite blow.
November 30, 2020 De Beers plans to clean up diamond supply chain, be carbon neutral by 2030 The initiative is the latest example of a miner setting sustainability goals in an industry blamed for depletion of natural resources, smuggling and child labor in supply lines.
November 30, 2020 Field narrows for Rio Tinto’s top job Some major mining executives have ruled themselves out, and there is not a long list of acceptable candidates.
November 30, 2020 Botswana Diamonds acquires Sekaka from embattled Petra The acquisition of Sekaka grants the miner access to three prospecting licenses in the southern African country.
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
