Petra defers another diamond tender amid weak demand
Petra is holding on to the diamonds from its South African operations, but will sell those from its Williamson mine in Tanzania as planned.
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EnergyX makes $150 million bid for Galan Lithium’s Argentina assets
The bid comes as prices for lithium have tumbled in the past year.
Endeavour’s ex-CEO paid miner $1.35 million settlement after firing
The London-listed company removed Sebastien de Montessus in January amid a probe into an “irregular” payment.
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Gold price falls over 1% as wider market crash spills over
Analysts believe the precious metal could regain its footing given the persistent economic and political uncertainties looking ahead.
Glencore to pay $152 million fine in bribery case
Commodities giant was fined by Swiss authorities for not preventing a business partner from bribing a Congolese official in 2011.
Aurubis slides after Q3 earnings miss
Shares in Aurubis fell as much as 8.8% after earnings at Europe's largest copper producer missed expectations.
Uranium miners say Australia to miss out on nuclear boom
Uranium explorers are calling on Australian state governments to lift bans on mining the fuel.