Zimbabwe holds diamond auction for 316,000 carats
Zimbabwe expects to produce 4.1 million carats of diamonds this year, up from 2.8 carats in 2018.
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Chilean lithium producer SQM bullish on white gold demand
SQM expects to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production.
Southern Gold, Bluebird granted permit for first major new mine in South Korea in over 15 years
Joint venture partners are the first foreign companies granted a development permit since the late 1990s.
Indonesia’s Antam to request extension of nickel ore export permit
Antam may also propose a 10-year extension for its mining permit in the Pongkor gold mine.
Philippine nickel ore output may rise, but return to 2014 peak level unlikely — industry head
Philippine nickel miners are likely to ramp up ore output by next year, but their production capacity is limited by a number of factors.
Romios Gold expands in Ontario
The Toronto miner acquired, by staking, 142 claims adjacent to its Lundmark-Akow Lake project.
Benton and Maxtech sign LoI for Ontario gold project
Maxtech Ventures will have the option to earn a 100% interest in the Panama gold project.
Tianqi puts world’s biggest lithium plant expansion on hold
Tianqi poured cold water on celebrations to mark the start of production from the first stage at its Kwinana plant in Western Australia.
Philippine regulator recommends lifting suspension on nickel miner
The Philippines was the world's second-largest producer of nickel ore in 2018, selling most of its output to top buyer China.
