December 19, 2019 Top shareholder urges miner Centamin to seek takeover offer date extension Endeavour on Thursday said it had insufficient time before the current "put up or shut up" deadline of Dec. 31 to study Centamin's assets.
December 19, 2019 Time is running out for deal to merge African gold mines Endeavour Mining suggested the chances of a deal with Centamin are shrinking.
December 19, 2019 Zambia drops 15% export tax on gemstones The levy on gemstones, excluding diamonds, was meant to increase the country's revenues, but ended up hitting output.
December 19, 2019 AngloGold aims to produce 350,000–400,000 oz a year from Ghana mine The initial capital expenditure for the Obuasi mine remains in the range of $495 million to $545 million.
December 19, 2019 From Barrick to First Quantum: Top miners look ahead to 2020 Top executives at the world's largest mining companies expect a big focus on environmental, social and governance issues and more consolidation.
December 19, 2019 Lucara Diamond’s sales beat expectations in fresh sign of market improvement Average price per carat was $548, 16% more than expected and about 40% higher than the average price achieved in the previous quarter.
December 18, 2019 De Beers final diamond sale of the year gives some hope to depressed market It fetched $425 million for its diamond in December, a slight improvement from the $400 million it obtained in the previous sale.
December 18, 2019 Zimbabwe faces mining asset seizure over canceled joint ventures News comes at a difficult time for Zimbabwe, with its economy forecast to contract 6.5% this year because of crippling foreign-currency, fuel, wheat and power shortages.
December 18, 2019 Takeover talks between gold miners Endeavour and Centamin hit a snag The Egypt-focused company has accused Endeavour of not providing key information to assess the value of a potential business combination.
December 17, 2019 Petra Diamonds finds founder Pouroulis’ successor Adonis Pouroulis, who founded Petra in 1997 and has been its chairman ever since, will leave the company on March 31.
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