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Stellar Diamonds mulls takeover offer as losses deepen

Miner posted a net loss of $984,928, compared to a $663,145 loss a year earlier, due to an increase in costs of developing its Tongo-Tonguma diamond project in eastern Sierra Leone.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2018 | 5:26 am

Lucapa fetches $1.7 million in diamond sales from Lulo

Figures takes proceeds from Lulo diamonds sales so far this year to $10.8 million, at an average price per carat of $1,731.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2018 | 2:51 am

Australia’s gold production may rise to record in 2018 – report

Production in 2017 rose by 3 tonnes from the year before to 301 tonnes, equal to about 9.7 million ounces and the highest since 1999.

Reuters | March 4, 2018 | 1:11 pm

Commander and Fjordland announce $1.2 million exploration program in Labrador

Their 29,400-hectare property is located in central Labrador, 80 kilometres south of Vale’s Voisey’s Bay Nickel mine

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2018 | 1:02 pm

Lundin Gold eyes growth after mine in Ecuador built

“We want to grow to be an at least 1-million-ounce-a-year producer with three to four operations,” said Chief Executive Ron Hochstein at PDAC.

Reuters | March 4, 2018 | 11:37 am

Trump has spoken with world leaders, no tariff exemptions

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he would impose hefty tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to protect U.S. producers.

Reuters | March 4, 2018 | 10:58 am

Fifty-five workers back to surface after fire at potash facility in Saskatchewan

After spending almost an entire day at underground refuge stations, 55 workers at The Mosaic Company’s K2 potash facility made it safely to surface.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2018 | 10:38 am

Manganese’s novel chemical state could create more efficient batteries

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, this new state enables a high-performance, low-cost sodium-ion battery.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2018 | 10:00 am