January 22, 2020

Palladium’s fading stockpiles draw warning of prolonged deficit

Stockpiles have almost halved in the past decade to equal about 14 months of demand.

January 22, 2020

Spain nears life without coal sooner than anyone thought

Spain last year cut use of coal faster than anyone else in western Europe.

January 22, 2020

Greta Thunberg’s endorsement lands Polish coal miner in hot water

A Polish coal mining union chided one of its leaders for meeting the climate activist as a misstep that undermines efforts to keep coal as the country’s key source of…

January 22, 2020

Louis Vuitton is turning the world’s second-biggest diamond into jewellery

The 1,758-carat Sewelô, grabbed by the luxury brand last week, is the world’s second-largest rough diamond.

January 21, 2020

Shareholder in Alrosa proposes selling up to $1bn of diamonds to Gokhran

The proposal was made to President Vladimir Putin and Russia's finance ministry.

January 21, 2020

Potanin buys partner’s stake in copper and gold mine near China

Nornickel has been looking for a partner in the ambitious project for several years.

January 21, 2020

Pembridge seeks third party to operate Canadian copper-gold mine

Appointment of a third party would allow the London-based miner to focus on complementary activities.

January 21, 2020

German energy shift will be like ‘open-heart surgery’ – economy minister

Comment comes in the wake of country's decision to end nuclear power by 2022 and exit coal-fuelled power sources by 2038.

January 20, 2020

Alrosa starts drilling at flooded Mir pipe

The miner wants to explore the possibility of reopening the pipe.

January 20, 2020

Anglo American goes back to fertilizers with Sirius Minerals’ $527 million buy

The move throws a much-needed lifeline to the British junior behind a huge fertilizer project.