Lucara digs up 393-carat diamond at Karowe
The diamond is the seventh stone greater than 300 carats dug up at the Botswana operation so far this year.
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China metals body names 66 certified importers for copper, aluminum scrap
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CATL, Tesla battery supplier, unveils sodium-ion battery
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Denison updates ISR tests, finds new high-grade uranium zone at Wheeler River
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Construction begins for Nouveau Monde’s Matawinie mine
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Water crisis threatens iron transport on key Brazil river
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Copper price: After China ban, Australia had no problem finding new concentrate buyers
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