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
Platinum price pressured as market moves into oversupply A rise in refined supply (despite a 9% dip in mine-level output) and a drop in automotive and industrial demand erases Q1's 305,000-ounce deficit. Frik Els | September 6, 2017 | 11:24 am
Centerra Gold shares soar on Kyrgyz settlement talks Canadian miner outlines terms of proposed environmental settlement with Asian nation that would remove cloud over massive Kumtor gold mine. Frik Els | September 6, 2017 | 9:42 am
How Russia plans to compete with India in the diamond market Moscow wants state-owned Alrosa to offer more favorable terms to local cutters Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 5, 2017 | 6:57 pm
Conservative radio personality takes on Adani A TV ad featuring a famous radio broadcaster is pushing to ‘stop the taxpayer loan’ to the Indian group Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 5, 2017 | 6:06 pm
Alrosa to auction rough and polished diamonds at the Eastern Economic Forum "We have seen the interest of clients from Asia Pacific," the company’s Vice President said Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 5, 2017 | 5:00 pm
Gold price breaks higher as hedge fund bulls outnumber bears most since 2012 North Korea sends gold price back to September 2016 levels as trading volumes soar to second highest on record. Frik Els | September 5, 2017 | 3:22 pm
Copper price hits fresh 3-year high as output at world’s top producer falls Chile's state-owned Codelco reports over 5% drop in first half copper production, rising costs. Frik Els | September 5, 2017 | 11:54 am