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.
January 17, 2018 Rio Tinto says SEC fraud case should be dismissed The SEC had accused Rio Tinto, Albanese and Elliott of concealing the deteriorating value of assets at Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique.
January 16, 2018 Time to own gold: Sharps Pixley "The best is yet to come, but not just yet. Patience," Sharps Pixley's CEO says.
January 16, 2018 De Beers readies technology aimed at eliminating ‘conflict diamonds’ Firm is developing open platform that traces diamonds from mine to buyer.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am