December 20, 2020 Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela The head of the Colombian military said that almost 1,500 members of organized crime groups are now operating from Venezuela.
December 17, 2020 Mountain Province’s Gahcho Kué yields 157-carat diamond It's the largest “gem quality” diamond ever found at the Northwest Territories mine.
December 16, 2020 De Beers raises diamond prices for first time since pandemic Prices increased by about 2% to 3% at the diamond giant’s final sale of the year last week.
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.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
