Can China fill aluminium shortage after Rusal sanctioned?
International prices, which have shot up more than 10 percent since the sanctions were announced, will have to rise further to lure exports from China.
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De Beers is said to lift diamond prices for second straight sale
The company raised prices a similar amount in its previous sale at the end of February.
Burkina Faso to end tycoon Frank Timis’s manganese mining contract
Timis's Pan African Burkina Limited (PAB) acquired the rights to the Tambao mine, which it says holds 100 million tonnes of manganese reserves, in June 2012.
Coal mogul’s novel plan to save coal is to buy it: Gadfly
Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., has a novel idea to save U.S. coal: buy the stuff himself.
Lucara recovers 472 carat diamond, third largest ever for Karowe
Recovered from the Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana.
Origin of ancient gold treasure revealed
The origin of the 21 pieces that comprise the Carambolo Treasure has been a source of debate for over five decades.
Komatsu sales growth to slow as miners avoid new equipment buys
Miners were forced to curb spending by a collapse in commodities prices in 2015-16, but a partial price recovery since then has eased the pressure.
Labour conflict at Torex mine in Mexico cools off
Los Mineros Union, led by expat in Vancouver Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, had been fighting since November 2017, to be the legally constituted union at the ELG Mine Complex.
Why diamond trading slowed down in March
Rapaport expects polished trading to continue slowing in the coming months.