January 22, 2018 Gem Diamonds on a roll, now finds 149-carat rock The 149-carat, D colour, Type IIa rough diamond is the fourth high quality stone of over 100 carats the company has recovered so far this year at its Letšeng mine.
January 21, 2018 New gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire ramping up Perseus Mining (ASX,TSX:PRU) will soon start pouring gold from its Sissingué gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, having delivered the first crushed ore to the mill and processing plant earlier this month.
January 19, 2018 Why Robert Friedland is bullish on copper The engine that drives his confidence comes in the form of electric vehicles.
January 19, 2018 2017’s worst-returning precious metal becomes hedge fund darling After lagging behind other precious metals last year, platinum is finally outperforming, and hedge funds are taking notice.
January 19, 2018 Canadian miner expanding in West Africa RosCan is targetting different land packages in Ghana and Mali.
January 19, 2018 GoldStone kicks off project to restart Ghana mine shut for 100 years The old underground mine is located within the Akrokeri prospecting licence held by GoldStone, about 1.5 km south of two proposed pits.
January 18, 2018 There could be an iron throne in the Pyramid of Cheops An Italian professor at the Politecnico di Milano says that there could be an iron throne right below the apex of the Pyramid of Cheops, located in Giza.
January 18, 2018 Platinum miner Lonmin’s lenders relax loan agreements again Lonmin's lenders had granted the company a waiver of compliance with a loan agreement that required its net worth to remain at a minimum of $1.1 billion.
January 17, 2018 De Beers’ diamond venture in Namibia axing at least 130 jobs Move seeks to ensure the sustainability of Namdeb land-based operations.
January 17, 2018 Lucapa finds monster diamonds at Lulo, including largest coloured one The Australian miner has also unearthed the tenth +100 carat stone recovered from Lulo since mining operations began two years ago.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm