April 2, 2019 Eldorado Gold announces resumption of crushing and stacking at Kisladag Further testwork is underway, the results of which are expected to be available in late 2019 or early 2020.
April 2, 2019 Diamond trading on the open exchange moves closer The U.K.’s financial regulator has authorized U2 Diamond Prices Ltd. as a benchmark administrator, joining firms such as FTSE International Ltd. and ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd.
April 2, 2019 Plan to mine the moon gives Australia opening in new space era Australia is joining the growing number of nations looking to compete in space. Its advantage? Half the country already looks like Mars.
April 1, 2019 Alamos Gold sells royalty portfolio to Metalla for $8m Alamos will sell a portfolio of 18 royalties to Metalla Royalty and Streaming for $8 million in Metalla shares. Following the transaction, Alamos will own 6.26% of Metalla.
April 1, 2019 Former Louis Dreyfus boss ousted after Glencore overture Gonzalo Ramirez Martiarena, ex-CEO of Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), was reportedly ousted after trying to start talks with Glencore Agriculture and other rivals.
April 1, 2019 Russia’s Alrosa raises $11.8m in New York diamond sale The world's biggest producer of rough diamonds in carat terms raised $11.8m in its first New York diamond auction this year.
April 1, 2019 Pure Gold eyes London listing this quarter The Canadian company expects to start trading in London before the end of June, ahead of its transition to a producer from a developer.
April 1, 2019 Eldorado begins commercial production at its first Canadian mine The Lamaque underground gold mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, is expected to produce up to 135,000 ounces of the precious metal a year in 2020 and 2021.
March 31, 2019 Researchers learn to produce borophene on a gold surface Borophene is the atom-flat form of boron. The findings constitute a step toward practical applications like wearable or transparent electronics.
March 29, 2019 China’s Chalco leapfrogs Rusal as 2nd-biggest listed aluminium producer Chalco said on Friday it boosted annual aluminium output by 16 percent in 2018.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
