Giant diamonds has been mining’s one success story this year
This summer’s crash in commodity prices is turning it into a year to forget for miners. Unless you dig the world’s biggest diamonds.
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Perth Mint unveils Australia’s most expensive gold-diamond coin
Made of 99.99 percent pure gold, the coin features four rare Argyle pink and purplish-pink diamonds. The largest is 1.02 carat.
Tahoe resumes operations in Peru after protesters agree to talks
The Canadian miner expects annual production from La Arena mine to be near the low end of its forecast 160,000 to 185,000 ounces of gold.
Lundin gives up on Nevsun after Zijin’s $1.41 billion offer
Toronto-based miner said it doesn’t intend to amend any of the terms of its bid for Nevsun, but noted it would continue to pursue strategic growth opportunities.
Canada’s Nova Scotia: Worth a second look
Success breeds success and there is a great deal of exploration activity taking place in the Atlantic Canada province these days.
Luxembourg’s mining-focused Space Agency ready to lift off
Unlike US space agency NASA, Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) will not carry out research or launches. Its purpose is to boost exploration, mining and commercial utilization of resources extracted from near earth objects.
Leaders in raising mining capital in 2017
Yancoal Australia was on top.
Pipeline plan decision may harm investment into Canada
The Federal Court of Appeal nullified the National Energy Board’s approval of Kinder Morgan Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
India boosts purchases of Indonesian coal as prices drop
India, the world's second-largest coal importer, has defied its prior history of being a price-sensitive buyer and boosted its imports this year.
