De Beers to explore for diamonds in Angola
The world's largest diamond miner by value has applied to conduct exploration activities in the country's north-east.
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Copper price up as China imports rise
Arrivals of unwrought copper and products stood at 510,402 tonnes last month, higher than 410,541 tonnes in October but still down 9.1% from a year earlier.
GoGold’s Los Ricos North contains 87.8moz silver-equivalent
GoGold is planning 100,000 metres of drilling next year to expand the resources.
Iron ore price rockets as China imports hit highest in 16 months
The world's biggest consumer of iron ore brought in 104.96 million tonnes last month, up from October's 91.61 million.
Mountain Province revenue rose to $33.7m on better diamond prices
The company says diamond prices have shown steady improvement through the fourth quarter of 2021.
Researchers develop covid-killing stainless steel
The newly-developed alloy can inactivate 99.75% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three hours and 99.99% within six hours.
Visualizing the abundance of elements in the Earth’s crust
Elements in the Earth’s crust provide all the basic building blocks for mankind.
Chile copper exports soar to $4.9bn in November on high global prices
Copper prices have registered all-time highs this year, supported by expectations of solid economic recovery and rising demand for the metal needed in electronics and construction.
Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas
The miner has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil.
