Fifth-largest gem quality diamond in history sold for $40 million
Gem Diamonds found the 910-carat diamond, named "The Lesotho Legend," in January.
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Antofagasta more than doubles dividend on strong copper prices
Chile-focused miner is raising its dividend by 177%.
Indonesia revises new domestic coal price cap to mid-March — official
The cap, which was set at $70 per tonne for two years for coal with a calorific value of 6,322 kilocalories, will now apply from March 12, revised from Jan. 1, 2018 previously.
Canada’s Trudeau tells metal workers: ‘We have your backs’
“We are ready to take action whenever action is required ... we had your backs last week and we always will,” Trudeau said after visiting a Rio Tinto smelter in Quebec.
Russia and China to work on joint uranium mining project
The Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development will kickstart the financing for a uranium mining project.
Newcrest shares hit after dam wall collapse
The miner declared that its performance for fiscal 2018 will be affected by the breach of a tailings dam wall at its Cadia gold mine.
Gold miner now in the blockchain business
Caza Gold and Arctic Blockchain merge.
Anglo American halts output at Brazil ore unit after duct failure
Anglo said there was leakage of a mixture of iron ore and water to a local watershed.
Copper price: Hedge funds slash bullish bets to 16-month low
The last time large-scale copper price futures speculators were this bearish, copper was trading 30% lower than today's price.
