Angola seeks to boost diamond output, negotiating with major players
The world's sixth-largest producer produced 8 million carats in 2020, 23% below the initial plan
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Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse
Companies are racing for approval to dig into what the USGS calls the world’s biggest undeveloped deposits of rare earth.
Gold miner dividends trump copper counterparts — until 2022
Miners of the precious metal are expected to more than double dividends this year.
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Pent-up demand for acquisitions should start to be realized as the world opens up assuming buoyant commodity prices hold up.
Former Xstrata boss creates Vision Blue Resources and invests in NextSource Materials
Mick Davis is turning his attention to the battery minerals sector and in December 2020 launched Blue Vision Resources to invest in companies with projects that can be brought into production quickly.
Mason Graphite updates Lac Guéret battery test results
The cells have completed 800 charge/discharge cycles while retaining 82% of their initial capacity.
Minerals exploration in Australia jumps as supercycle looms
Spending on exploration in Australia rose in the December quarter to its highest in over seven years.
Nornickel can restore water-hit mines, but unclear when – experts
The company suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia after it detected subterranean water flowing into the facilities.
Codelco copper output jumps in January, Escondida dips
Production fell 16.1% year-on-year to 84,700 tonnes at the world's largest copper deposit.
