Lucara’s Constellation diamond sells for record $63 million
The record sale is likely to ramp up speculation about how much a second Lucara diamond — the "Lesedi la Rona" — will fetch at auction next month.
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Production at giant Arctic diamond mine just weeks away
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Glencore buys major stake in troubled Aussie iron ore miner
It now owns 8.47% of Atlas Iron, which gives Glencore direct exposure to iron ore production.
Eldorado Gold to restart construction of Skouries mine
Greek authorities have finally approved an updated technical study for the project, which clears the way for the proposed mine.
Boart Longyear sees opportunity for product diversification in Europe
Mining equipment manufacturers have been feeling the pain of the commodities price lull for the past five years, but it is the lean times that usually foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Could China and India save the beleaguered coal markets?
Tectonic shifts in the global coal market are underway, posing a series of questions for traditional coal supply markets.
Goldman puts iron ore at $40 by year-end
Goldman Sachs says iron ore will keep dropping throughout 2016, though not as much as it initially forecast, citing continued oversupply as the primary culprit.
OZMin says first copper from Carrapateena in 2019
OZ Minerals (ASX:OZL) is betting big on copper with plans to begin mining ore at its Carrapateena underground mine by 2019.
