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Tanzania kicks off probe into Petra Diamonds contract, orders officials to resign

President John Magufuli has asked for a review of a local contract belonging to Petra Diamonds and ordered senior officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the diamond and tanzanite sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2017 | 4:08 am

Vancouver company finds faster way to extract lithium from oil

MGX Minerals says it is possible to get lithium from oil-extraction wastewater in just a few days

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 6, 2017 | 7:48 pm

Argentina to ramp up exploration

Mining Development sub-secretary expects exploration activities to rise by 2 per cent in 2017

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 6, 2017 | 7:40 pm

App uses augmented reality to help diamond buyers

People can now try on different engagement rings from anywhere in the world using augmented reality

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 6, 2017 | 6:26 pm

Royal Road and Hemco form exploration partnership in Nicaragua

The cooperation agreement aims at identifying and exploring gold and copper targets in the areas covered by both companies’ existing licenses

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 6, 2017 | 5:11 pm

China to loan Guinea $20B to secure aluminium ore

China agreed on Wednesday to loan Guinea $20 billion over almost 20 years in exchange for concessions on bauxite, an ore of aluminium which the West African country has in abundance, the mines minister said.

Reuters | September 6, 2017 | 1:49 pm