May 13, 2020 Russia, Congo, Botswana hold 80% of global diamond reserves Russia, Congo and Botswana combined have the lion's share of the world’s 1.1 billion million carats in reserves.
May 13, 2020 Researchers, industry partner to trial solar thermal energy to enhance comminution Solar thermal heat can weaken rocks and reduce mining companies' need to use fossil fuels in mechanisms to crush and grind rock.
May 13, 2020 World’s largest wealth fund blacklists Glencore, Anglo over coal Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund is excluding some of the world's biggest commodities firms from its portfolio because of their use and production of coal.
May 12, 2020 RNC solidifies focus on gold, name change Company announced acquisition of a third gold project in Australia and is proposing a name change to Karora Resources.
May 12, 2020 Lucapa finds 171-carat diamond at Angola mine It's the 15th diamond over 100 carat recovered to date from the prolific Lulo mine.
May 12, 2020 BHP sticks with spending strategy, Rio eyes M&A Prices for iron ore have been relatively resilient and helped boost profits in both firms.
May 12, 2020 Miners buck M&A slump with pandemic gold deals More than $16 billion of mergers, acquisitions and investments in other sectors have been terminated in last month.
May 12, 2020 Australian mining sector makes record tax, royalty payments – report Company taxes and royalties paid by Australia’s minerals sector increased by $8 billion in 2018-19 to a record $39.3 billion.
May 11, 2020 Australian state launches enquiry into Anglo mine blast Five miners remained in critical condition after suffering burns to their upper bodies and airways.
May 11, 2020 Carmakers urged to invest in mines to avoid battery metal pinch Auto companies have outlined plans to spend more than $140 billion on electric vehicle production.
Almost 75% of mining M&As flow to Latin America: McKinsey New report shows capital clustering in lower-risk regions as critical minerals demand outpaces supply and funding gaps widen. January 14, 2026 | 09:06 am
