Britain’s Firestone to sell Botswana diamond mine for $50,000
The BK11 mine was put on care and maintenance in 2012 due to operational challenges and weak market demand for the precious stones.
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Copper price jumps after China’s auction fetches $10,500 per tonne
More sales will be arranged in the near term to ensure market stability, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said in a statement.
Gold price rises past $1,800 on lower bond yields, dollar
The decline in bond yields may persuade institutional investors to hold gold, which could cause the price to rise above $1,900, an analyst said.
Zimbabwe plans to register gold miners to curb smuggling
Country is drafting legislation that will compel small-scale gold miners to register their operations as the southern African nation seeks to curb gold smuggling.
Home: Forgotten tin tops energy transition metals leader-board
Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.
China’s state metals reserves auctioned off in double-quick time
The first round of China’s much-anticipated state metal reserves auctions needed only one of two days allotted for all the copper and aluminum on offer to be sold.
Peru’s Castillo expects mining firms to accept ‘prudent’ tax changes, adviser says
"The mining sector isn't close-minded to new revisions of the taxation system, if done with prudence," said Pedro Francke, Castillo's economic adviser.
Australia’s Minerals Council sets down code to stamp out sexual harassment
Australia's top mining industry body on Wednesday set out a code for its members to eliminate sexual harassment, after several incidents in Western Australia state renewed focus on the issue.
China to sell more metals from reserves to ensure stable prices
China is releasing metal from state stockpiles as part of its campaign to restrain prices after factory inflation in May hit its highest level in 13 years.
