April 21, 2015 Rio Tinto iron ore output up again, but exports fall The miner shipped 72.5m tonnes in the quarter, up 9% from a year earlier but down 12% sequentially.
April 21, 2015 Teck cuts dividend as coal continues downward slide Canada’s largest diversified miner says slashing the dividend by two-thirds will allow it to keep generating positive cash flow.
April 21, 2015 Russia’s Alrosa diamonds output up 6% in Q1 The miner also said that revenue from rough diamond sales was set to reach at least $1.1 billion, even though its first-quarter rough diamond prices dropped by 3%.
April 20, 2015 Scientists reveal diamond bearing rocks more common than originally thought A team of Australian scientists have, for the first time, identified the exact source of diamond-bearing rocks known as orangeites.
April 20, 2015 Tsilhqot’in leader wins $175,000 environmental prize Marilyn Baptiste, a Tsilhqot’in First Nation councillor who was on the front lines in the fight against the Prosperity and New Prosperity mine is in San Francisco has received an…
April 20, 2015 It’s official: Zambia scales back mining royalties to 9% The announced changes will be effective on July 1, once parliament has approved them.
April 20, 2015 ‘Perfect’ 100-carat diamond goes under Sotheby’s hammer The flawless, 100-carat diamond could fetch up to $25 million when it goes under Sotheby's hammer in New York on Tuesday
April 20, 2015 One year-old Kibali mine already looks to its future The ongoing search for additional reserve ounces at Kibali will secure its future as a long-life mine and one of Africa’s largest gold producers, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow…
April 20, 2015 Irish Kenmare sends S. African miners in Mozambique home over xenophobia The decision follows a similar move by Sasol, which repatriated Friday 340 of its employees working on projects in the Southeast Africa nation for their own safety.
April 19, 2015 Will solar be the bullet that kills coal? A new adversary is emerging for coal. It comes from silicon wafers, the material used to make solar panels.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
