Gem Diamonds finds 183-carat rough at Letšeng mine in Lesotho
Analysts say that while the diamond showed signs of breakage, it could fetch more than $5 million.
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Copper price touches lowest since May 2017 on Monday – new report says pandemic could drop industrial metals prices another 26%.
Revival Gold announces ‘substantial’ resource increase at Beartrack-Arnett
Shares of Revival Gold jumped by 16.4% at midday Monday.
Teck pledges carbon neutrality by 2050
Teck’s initial roadmap to carbon neutrality begins with first avoiding emissions, then eliminating or minimizing emissions.
Green, social and sustainability bonds to reach $400 billion in 2020
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Miners ditching diesel seek to cut costs as well as emissions
With energy accounting for as much as a fifth of a mine’s costs, less polluting options can often be cheaper than shipping diesel to remote locations.
Feds would signal oil sands ‘have no future’ if Frontier mine blocked: Poilievre
The $20.6-billion oil sands project, 110 km north of Fort McMurray, Alta., is still pending approval from the federal government.
Minaurum adds gold property to its Mexican portfolio
The Canadian miner is expanding its presence in the Alamos Mining District in Sonora.