De Beers will allow buyers to reject cheap diamonds
This is a rare move by De Beers, which is famous for requiring buyers to take what’s offered.
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Northern Star raises funds to buy gold mine in Alaska
The Australian miner was able to raise almost $1.3 million to help fund the acquisition of its first overseas asset.
China’s iron ore futures push hits speed bump as prices stagnate
Contracts held by investors in China's iron ore futures have fallen to the lowest in more than three years.
Lonmin’s largest shareholder backs takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater
Lonmin has been the biggest casualty in South Africa's platinum mining industry.
Mining dust could be affecting Chilean glaciers: activists
Environmentalists say that glaciers close to mining sites could melt more rapidly.
India’s Anil Agarwal succeeds with Vedanta Resources buyout
Some in the industry see this move as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.
Uranium’s rally built on supply cuts, looks overcooked for now: Russell
The year-to-date gain is 16.6 per cent, and the metal used to power nuclear reactors is on track to record a second annual increase.
Peabody’s mine site in Australia rehabilitated two years early
The company's own workforce is in charge of re-profiling the terrain using seven massive bulldozers.
Colombia asks for Venezuela’s cooperation in case of five murdered miners
The workers were killed in a gold mine in the southern Bolívar state.
