September 28, 2020

Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery

The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.

September 25, 2020

Artisanal mining linked to UN sustainable development goals – report

The first assessment of the relationships between ASM and United Nations sustainable development goals is being brought to the General Assembly.

September 24, 2020

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…

September 24, 2020

Rhodium price rockets to all-time high

Rhodium price surges on tight supply, forcing miners to buy on spot market to fulfill contracts.

September 23, 2020

De Beers cuts prices for smaller diamonds

Company reduced prices of rough diamonds smaller than one carat by more than 10%.

September 23, 2020

Zimbabwe’s largest platinum project clears key hurdle

The Darwendale project is expected to produce 860,000 ounces of platinum group metals and gold per year at its peak.

September 21, 2020

Gold miners insist they won’t splurge despite price surge

Miners are opting to give more cash back to shareholders rather than plotting takeovers.

September 21, 2020

Kinross CEO sees ‘very low’ risk of unrest spreading to Mauritania

Company’s Tasiast mine in Mauritania produced 391,097 ounces of gold equivalent in 2019.

September 21, 2020

AngloGold reinstates trimmed output guidance

Company expects annual production including its South African assets of between 3.03 million ounces and 3.10 million ounces.

September 17, 2020

B2Gold drilling near Fekola yields positive results

The company is continuing drilling near Fekola and the Anaconda area as part of its $18 million program this year.