De Beers cuts diamond prices after covid-19 curbs demand
The world’s No. 1 producer is cutting prices for larger stones by almost 10% starting this week.
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Artemis closes Blackwater project purchase
The proposed mine has estimated resources of 1.4 moz gold and 8.9 moz silver.
Northern Dynasty stock craters on Trump block report, environment demand
In an unexpected U-turn, the US Army Corps of Engineers has asked the company to craft a new mitigation plan for the controversial copper-gold mine in Alaska.
Rio Tinto enters option for ALX’s Falcon project
Rio may acquire up to an 80% interest in the project in northern Saskatchewan by incurring a total of $12 million in exploration expenditures over 6 years.
Congo grants new export ban waivers for copper, cobalt, tin
Country gave mining companies an indefinite waiver to an export ban on cobalt hydroxide and carbonate, as well as tin, tungsten, and tantalum concentrates.
A Chinese coal miner is getting into solar production
Shanxi Coal is planning a significant investment in the competing business of making high-tech solar power cells.
Bolivia’s largest mine suspends operations again due to pandemic
The San Cristóbal mine had previously suspended operations in March before resuming production in May.
Elon Musk is going to have a hard time finding clean nickel
Recent accidents suggest the industry will struggle to meet Musk’s request for a large quantity of the metal produced in an “environmentally sensitive” way.
Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed in Israel
A rare stash of pure gold coins from the Abbasid Caliphate period was uncovered by young volunteers in an archaeological excavation.
