May 14, 2021

Largest ever Russian diamond fetches $14.1m at Christie’s

The Spectacle, which was cut from a rough stone discovered by Alrosa in 2016, took a year and eight months to prepare and polish in Moscow.

May 14, 2021

Ericsson to provide connectivity solution for sustainable mining project

The Swedish telecom company will back the EU-funded Next-Generation Carbon-Neutral Pilots for Smart Intelligent Mining Systems project.

May 13, 2021

China EV makers’ targeting Western markets has ‘tremendous implications” for metal mix

New report says as Chinese automakers move into developed markets they bring with them cheaper nickel and cobalt-free batteries.

May 13, 2021

Mining stocks outpace tech gains but valuation gap remains Escondida-size

Despite hot metals markets the revenge of the miners, as Robert Friedland would have it, is still a dish best served cold.

May 13, 2021

KGHM to sell its smaller mines outside Poland

The company plans to reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations.

May 13, 2021

Nornickel resumes full operations at one of its flooded mines

The company's Oktyabrsky underground mine is back at its daily ore mining capacity of 14,100 tonnes after flooding.

May 13, 2021

Portugal may delay lithium licenses auction to 2022

Country has taken longer than expected implementing a new law that grants municipalities more say in mining projects.

May 12, 2021

BHP, Vale, Rio Tinto launch challenge to encourage haul truck electrification

The mining giants are joining forces in the Charge On Innovation Challenge to attract innovators to develop new concepts for large-scale haul truck electrification systems.

May 12, 2021

“China is overproducing, we would expect to see some slowing down in H2” — Ferrexpo CEO

China’s massive physical purchases of iron ore have been the primary driver of the post-pandemic price rally.

May 12, 2021

Gold: Lose a battle to win the war

Gold scored some victories over the past days, but it’s playing a risky game.