August 28, 2012 Paragon Diamond gets $10 million to finish its Lesotho mine Paragon Diamonds (LON:PRG) has signed a financing agreement for its Motete Dyke project in Lesotho, paving the way for production to start in 2013.
August 28, 2012 MMC Capital calls for transparency in Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds The Zimbabwean government should ensure that greater Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in natural resources translates into higher fiscal revenue that could be spent in priority areas, leading brokerage firm MMC…
August 28, 2012 Forest fire forces Atlanta Gold to halt work at Idaho project Canadian junior Atlanta Gold (TSX:AGC) on Tuesday reported that it was cut off from accessing its Atlanta gold property by a forest fire, and might not be able to continue…
August 28, 2012 Italian coal miners barricaded in mine, armed with explosives About 100 coal miners are barricaded inside an underground mine in Sardinia, Italy, and have armed themselves with explosives to prevent the mine's closure.
August 28, 2012 SA investor splashes over $2 million on diamond jewellery making school A South African investor has invested $2,5 million to set up a diamond jewellery making training school at the Zimbabwe Diamond Education College.
August 28, 2012 Aurcana boosts resources at Mexico’s La Negra Canadian Aurcana Corp. (TSX-V: AUN, OTCQX: AUNFF) has updated the resource estimate for its La Negra polymetallic mine in Mexico's Querétaro state.
August 28, 2012 More singers join the ‘supercycle is over’ choir Financial Times analysts are the latest ones singing the “supercycle is over” song, as the paper points today to recent profit reports from major miners, including Anglo American, BHP Billiton,…
August 28, 2012 Gold prices headed higher as more are aware of the world’s financial and monetary system situation Finally, the price of gold has broken out of its’ period of consolidation and now looks set to test the $1700 an ounce level in the short-term.
August 28, 2012 Peru abandons Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga The Peruvian government has thrown in the towel on Newmont Mining's (NYSE:NEM) controversial Conga mine as the nation's prime minister announced Monday evening the $4.8 billion copper-gold project is now…
August 28, 2012 WDC to Discuss Consumer Diamond Promotion The promotion of diamonds and diamond jewelry to consumers will feature prominently in discussions at the October World Diamond Congress (WDC).
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
