Lab-grown diamonds to get sustainability standard certification
The announcement follows a warning by the US Federal Trade Commission regarding the misuse of the words eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable.’
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Russian scientists working on technology for extracting non-ferrous and noble metals
The goal is to study the physicochemical patterns and mechanisms of nitric acid dissection of hard-to-process ores.
Natural gas now beats coal, even in West Virginia: Justin Fox
For the first time ever, West Virginia last year produced more natural gas, as measured by energy content, than coal.
Coking coal price to remain elevated in 2019— report
On the supply side, Fitch expects production misses from Australia to keep the market tight in the coming quarters as large diversified miners lose their appetite for mining coal.
Royal Road’s shares jump on Agnico Eagle investment
The company's shares jumped over 8% by mid-day Friday, following the announcement of a C$5 million private placement to develop Columbian gold assets.
Ghana seeks investors to mine untapped bauxite sources
Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corp. is receiving proposals on how to expand bauxite production and build refining and smelting capacity for the manufacturing of alumina and aluminum.
Anger mounts at Vale in Brazil town at risk for new dam burst
The Minas Gerais environment secretary estimated this week that the dam had a 10-15% chance of collapsing.
Vedanta’s Zambia liquidation case adjourned until June 4
A court hearing between Vedanta and the government of Zambia over control of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) business was adjourned on Friday.
Malaysia govt ‘pleased’ with rare earths firm Lynas’ plans to move initial ore processing — CEO
Lynas said it intends to build an initial ore processing plant in Western Australia that would help it overcome political headwinds in Malaysia.
