Alrosa exhibits largest pink diamond ever found in Russia The Russian miner sees encouraging prospects from colourful diamonds, market in which it aims to become the world’s leader. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2019 | 3:14 am
Cost parity by ‘early 2020s’ will be electric vehicle tipping point Improving battery technologies will mean that even long-haul trucks could be economically electrified during the second half of the next decade. Frik Els | February 12, 2019 | 10:17 pm
Alrosa sales fell in January Diamond sales dropped by 44% year-on-year in the first month of 2019. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 12, 2019 | 4:18 pm
North American Palladium ramps up exploration program A minimum budget of $16 million is set, $10 million of which was raised by a flow-through share offering made in December. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 12, 2019 | 2:04 pm
NGOs push to expel Brazil miner Vale from UN pact over dam disaster "The Brumadinho disaster shows that favoring profit over safety has been Vale's standard operating procedure." Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 12:00 pm
Key support levels for gold miners & gold juniors Gold stocks have to do more to confirm they are in a new bull market. The Daily Gold - Jordan Roy-Byrne | February 12, 2019 | 11:53 am
Livent to export Chinese lithium in 2019 due to subsidy uncertainty The action will increase Livent's sale taxes in China but give it greater access to growing markets for lithium in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere. Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 11:19 am
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater may restructure loss-making gold shafts Gold producers in Africa's most industrialised economy, have seen profits squeezed by rising costs, labour unrest and declining grades. Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 11:01 am
Firestone shares on fire after finding 70-carat diamond in Lesotho The white, makeable diamond is the largest found so far this year and follows the recovery of a 46-carat, gem quality white rock in December. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 10:50 am