MIT engineers ‘hide’ $2m-diamond under world’s blackest black material
LJ West Diamonds gave them a 16.78-carat natural yellow diamond to experiment with.
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Waterton’s Gemfield Resources kicks off construction of gold mine in Nevada
The Gemfield project is one of a few open-pit, heap leach gold mines in the US to be fully permitted and shovel-ready.
Petra Diamonds shares hit all-time low as loss widens
Miner said the diamond market was in its worst state since the financial crisis that began in 2008.
B2Gold ups stake in Colombian JV with AngloGold Ashanti
As part of the deal, the miner will fund investment and exploration to the value of $13.9m at the Gramalote project next year.
New blockade affects Newmont-Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine
Newmont Goldcorp temporarily suspended operations at Peñasquito.
Las Bambas goes digital
The company signed a contract with Nokia and Telefónica Perú to enable digitalization and automation projects.
South Africa’s deputy mines minister dies in car accident
Bavelile Hlongwa died on Friday in an accident that also claimed the lives of four other people.
Brazilian state signs $2.2bn ‘mega-dam’ deal with Chinese miner – report
The "mega-dam" would be some 70 times bigger than the tailings dam that collapsed at Vale's site in the town of Brumadinho in January.
Scientists uncover the origin of Bronze Age tin
There were no tin deposits where ancient tin ingots where found.
