February 16, 2021

These five trends are playing out in the diamond industry

Prioritization of sustainability, diamond origin tracking and continued demand from China are some of the issues shaping the industry

February 16, 2021

Nornickel 2020 profit sinks 39% as $2bn set aside to cover fuel spill fine

Company has been fined $2-billion for the damage caused by the spill last year in Russia's worst environmental disaster in the Arctic.

February 16, 2021

Cornish Metals closes £8.2m financing, starts trading on AIM

Proceeds of the equity financing will be used to fast-track drilling at the United Downs copper-tin project.

February 16, 2021

Gold, silver funds see biggest weekly outflows in three months

Investors net sold $1.4 billion in precious metal funds in the week ended Feb. 10.

February 16, 2021

Funds grow wary as red-hot copper hits nine-year highs

Copper’s micro dynamics are reinforcing the macro reflation trade that is lifting prices across the commodities spectrum.

February 16, 2021

Glasenberg signs off with Glencore dividend, trading bonanza

Firm resumed dividend and flagged possible further payouts on the back of strong commodity prices .

February 15, 2021

Deep Digital Cornwall project aims to unlock resources

The pioneering project is led by the Camborne School of Mines with the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Exeter.

February 15, 2021

English court rules against Sierra Leone in SL Mining jurisdiction case

Formal arbitration proceedings have yet to begin as Sierra Leone had sought to challenge the ICC's jurisdiction.

February 15, 2021

ALROSA sells $10m at year’s first diamond auction in Dubai

Demand for our rough began to recover late last year and now remains stable, the miner said.

February 15, 2021

Rio Tinto reaches new power agreement for Iceland aluminum smelter

Rio has also decided to withdraw a complaint filed in July 2020 regarding the energy supply for ISAL.