Tiffany joins top diamond miners in disclosing origins of gemstones Tiffany has begun tracing each of its individually registered diamonds (0.18 carats and larger) by a unique serial number. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2019 | 3:20 am
Newmont cuts 120 jobs at Nevada gold mining operation Newmont also cut overall production guidance for its North American operations for 2018. Reuters | January 10, 2019 | 2:47 pm
Alamos Gold drills highest grades yet at Island mine Alamos said the high grade mineralization is known to extend 1,000 metres east of the current mine working. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2019 | 2:46 pm
Murchison Minerals triples land holdings in Saskatchewan Murchison now controls 221.8 km2 of mineral rights over a strike length of approximately 29 kilometres. MINING.com Editor | January 10, 2019 | 2:06 pm
China industry ministry to ban new steel project expansions – Xinhua Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, said the capacity expansion ban would also apply to the cement and flat-glass industries. Reuters | January 10, 2019 | 12:13 pm
Anglo American betting on South America to grow base metal assets Anglo American has obtained hundreds of permits to explore in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Para. Reuters | January 10, 2019 | 12:05 pm
Tanzania President wants reserves to include nation’s gold Tanzania has banned shipments of mineral concentrates and slapped Acacia Mining Plc with a $190 billion tax bill. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2019 | 11:36 am
Too early to bet on mining policy change: Congo vote reaction In a surprise twist, Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner of last month’s presidential election. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2019 | 11:31 am
Barrick Gold’s new CEO dismisses Canada HQ debate as `hysteria’ The debate is over whether the world’s largest gold miner will remain a Canadian company. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2019 | 11:20 am