Mountain Province hires former De Beers financial chief as president and CEO
Stuart Brown has over 25 years of experience in the diamond industry and is the outgoing Firestone Diamonds chief executive officer.
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Chinese scrap ban won’t do much for copper price
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Challenging cultural norms in artisanal and small-scale mining crucial to improving women’s economic empowerment
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Materials buoy Aussie shares as BHP hits highest since August 2014, NZ at record
BHP shares rose nearly 2 percent, hitting their highest in about 45 months.
Shanta Gold to expand search in Tanzania, as new laws deter others
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Strike shuts off 1.2 mln T bauxite output at Guinea SMB mine
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Congo miners continue to press gov’t for code revision
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Alrosa steps up diamond marketing as miner eyes more cutting
Alrosa has traditionally focused on rough-diamond mining but is gradually changing its business after Sergey Ivanov became CEO a year ago.