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Palladium outshines gold for first time in 16 years

Parity with gold is fundamentally justified the market has been in sustained deficit and the effects of that are being borne out,” said Marcus Garvey, analyst at ICBC Standard bank

Reuters | December 5, 2018 | 10:10 am

Lucapa kicks off commercial production at Mothae diamond mine

The operation will add to the Perth-based company annual output, until now on depending on just one mine — Lulo, in Angola.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2018 | 9:30 am

Vanadium’s electric future hobbled by its industrial past

Supply scarcity and the resulting price volatility are the two biggest hurdles to vanadium's potential bright electric future.

Reuters | December 5, 2018 | 9:29 am

Zimbabwe to let two new private miners dig for diamonds

It may even allow foreign investors to hold majority stakes in local operations on condition that part of their output is reserved for domestic downstream industries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2018 | 7:25 am

Altamira expands land position in Brazil

The Vancouver-based miner submitted an application to expand to 300,000 hectares its land position at the Firminho project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 5, 2018 | 7:10 am

Vancouver miner buys cobalt-vanadium-uranium project in Saskatchewan

Searchlight Resources wants to take advantage of the increased interest in battery technology.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 5, 2018 | 6:27 am

Brazil launches new mining agency days before Temer steps down

Changes to Brazil’s 50-year-old mining regulations also came in effect Wednesday and include measures that make the country’s industry more competitive and sustainable.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2018 | 5:43 am

Lynas mulls legal action as Malaysia conditions licence renewal

The Australian rare earths miner said it was disappointed with Malaysia's decision to impose new conditions on its licence to operate in the country, adding it was considering all options, including legal action.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2018 | 3:42 am