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Botswana Diamonds just raised more than $695K to boost exploration

Proceeds from the placing will fund ongoing diamond exploration in South Africa and Botswana, and will also provide the company with additional working capital, the company said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2018 | 5:50 am

Teck Resources down despite better profit in Q4

The firm, North America's No.1 producer of coking coal, said the boost in profit was mainly thanks to the reversal of an impairment charge related to an improvement in the outlook for steelmaking commodity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2018 | 3:58 am

Will stock market sell-off make gold shine or dull?

Analyzing Yellen’s crucial imprints on the Fed, the gold market could be affected in the future.

Sunshine Profits | February 13, 2018 | 12:31 pm

Mugabe’s fall has veteran miners jockeying for Zimbabwe comeback

Mine development stalled under Mugabe, whose policies led to a collapse in the economy and hyperinflation.

Bloomberg News | February 13, 2018 | 12:13 pm

Trump weighs tariffs, quotas on U.S. steel, aluminum imports

Some lawmakers urged him to save steel and aluminum producers in their states, but others urged caution because higher prices would hurt manufacturers.

Reuters | February 13, 2018 | 11:57 am

Global thermal coal market to grow 5% in 2018

The chief coal analyst at Noble Resources said on Tuesday that imports to India will rise after falling in the last two years.

Reuters | February 13, 2018 | 11:44 am

Resource-rich Mongolia rejects cap on foreign workers for 2018

Some members of Mongolia's parliament sought to limit the number of new resident permits granted to foreigners to 100 per year to protect domestic jobs.

Reuters | February 13, 2018 | 11:33 am

Experts warn of civil unrest in Argentina as it readies to lift ban on open pit mining

President’s move to allow open pit mining in provinces until now opposed to it is part of a broader plan to double foreign investment to $25 billion in eight years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2018 | 11:32 am