Reuters reports:  An increasing number of dry bulk carriers are departing eastern Australia’s coal ports empty-handed as devastating floods force companies to […]

A new diamond mine in Canada’s North is again in front of regulators after a recovery in international markets for the sparkly […]

Vancouver Sun reports: Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSXV: SRM), which owns the mothballed Jericho diamond mine, is beefing up its senior management team […]

Antwerp judicial authorities have uncovered a fraud involving forged diamond certificates. Diamonds worth 22 million euros were transported to Antwerp illegally using […]

The miner says it has been granted a lease to develop its copper-gold project in the southwestern Pacific Ocean by the government of Papua New Guinea.

With Q4 production of 45,800 ounces at its Mulatos mine brought annual gold production down well below expectations expressed earlier in the year. CEO says year was ‘challenging' for Mulatos.

Canada's Primero Mining reports Q4 production of 24,700 gold equivalent ounces, sees 15% rise in 2011 production.

The Russian company says it will list at least a 25% stake in an effort to help repay its debts to its parent, Severstal.

Don't look now, but vanadium demand is ramping up, according to Jon Hykawy, head of global research with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets. Vanadium is mostly used to strengthen steel, but the metal could see its demand dramatically increase if battery manufacturers start using it to boost power output in lithium-vanadium cells. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jon talks about some potential demand drivers for vanadium and some companies looking to capitalize on the impending boost in vanadium use.