September 16, 2020

First Quantum stock surges – expects no more covid disruptions

The Cobre Panama mine, which was shut in early April by order of Panama's health ministry, has not had any covid-19 cases on site since May.

September 16, 2020

Petra finds five blue diamonds but no clear path to recovery

While the discovery is a boost for the struggling diamond miner, it won’t be enough to turn around Petra's fortunes.

September 16, 2020

Bids open for Canadian “flawless” 102-carat diamond

Bids for the rare 102.39-carat diamond opened on Sep. 15, and it may become one of the most expensive stones ever to sell at auction.

September 15, 2020

Ivanhoe’s Congo mine productivity peerless among copper giants

GRAPHIC: Not just massive in scale, every tonne of copper ore milled at Kamoa-Kakula will be worth $286 – 9 times richer than Escondida, 35 times Morenci.

September 15, 2020

B2Gold shrugs off coup to boost output in Mali

The company is increasing production at Fekola by more than a third to over 620,000 ounces this year.

September 15, 2020

Juukan Gorge is a watershed moment for the world’s miners

Miners have been given notice that shareholders expect a zero-failure operational model.

September 15, 2020

Harmony Gold to boost output gains after pandemic hit

South Africa’s top gold producer is looking expand elsewhere in Africa and could also consider investing in Papua New Guinea.

September 14, 2020

First Quantum eyes operations expansion at Zambia mine

Kansanshi is Africa's biggest copper mine.

September 14, 2020

AngloGold gets approval for asset sale to Harmony Gold

Company said that the South African government had given "unconditional" approval for the sale of its assets to Harmony Gold.

September 14, 2020

Gemfields warns of large loss as pandemic hits auctions

The precious gemstones miner expects to swing to an interim net loss in H1 as it has only been able to hold one sale due to covid-19.