Lucapa finds 404 carat diamond in Angola
Australian company says extremely rare Type 2a D-colour stone is the biggest diamond ever found in Angola.
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Iron ore price surges
Strong Chinese iron ore imports spark 5.6% jump in the price and puts iron ore firmly back in a bull market.
Anglo American debt down to junk, outlook negative
Moody's worried about company's bulk portfolio, especially iron ore, while its radical restructuring "faces high execution risk".
Well, that was quick. Gold price getting slammed
Forget last week's rally. Hedge funds are taking profits and world's most accurate gold price forecaster still sees triple digits this year.
World’s rarest minerals: for some total supply less than sugar cube
Scientists have inventoried and categorized earth's 2,550 rarest mineral species, each sampled from five or fewer sites.
Newcrest Mining’s profit US$117 lower due to Cadia outage, lower copper and gold prices
All-in sustaining cost of gold is $US770 per ounce.
Newcrest Mining shaves US$1 billion off expanding the life of Lihir
Since production commenced in 1997, the site has produced more than 9 million ounces of gold.
Rescuers complete borehole to trapped Kencana miner
Newcrest Mining says Pak Mursalim’s health remains good.
Freeport-McMoRan sells 13 pct stake in Morenci Mine to Sumitomo for $1 billion
Morenci is an open-pit, copper mine located in Arizona. In 2015, FCX’s 85 percent share of Morenci revenues totaled $2.2 billion and production and delivery costs totaled $1.5 billion.
