November 7, 2018 Alrosa recovers first rough diamond over 50 carats from new Yakutia deposit The diamond's age is estimated at 350 million years, it weighs 51.49 carats and measures 23 by 22 by 15 mm.
November 6, 2018 October inflows to gold-backed ETFs up as investors hedged risk -WGC Worst October since the 2008 financial crisis.
November 6, 2018 European automakers BMW, Volvo to trial new LME steel contracts Industry sources say automaker interest bodes well for the contracts, but new contracts usually take years to gain traction and a lack of interest from steelmakers could slow the process.
November 5, 2018 IAMGOLD considers two mine plans in Côté feasibility study The extended plan increases the mine life by two years, raising production to 372,000 oz. gold per year and all-in sustaining costs to US$703 oz. gold per year.
November 4, 2018 Iraq’s Kurds add capacity to oil pipeline to export Kirkuk crude The link’s capacity increased to 1 million barrels a day from 900,000.
November 2, 2018 Russian steelmaker MMK delays decision on Turkish plant restart One of Russia's largest steel producers has postponed a decision on the restart of hot-rolled steel production at its Turkish plant.
November 2, 2018 Russian steelmaker MMK cautious after strong quarter, delays Turkey project While MMK said it sees stable demand for steel products in its markets, it warns that global steel prices could put pressure on results.
November 2, 2018 Almost a quarter of Antofagasta’s energy needs met by renewables The Zaldívar copper mine in Chile, a joint venture between Antofagasta and Barrick, will be able to replace greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 350,000 tonnes per year, or about 87,000…
November 1, 2018 Central banks continue to stock gold but ETF investors dump bullion The World Gold Council found that gold demand reached 964.3 tonnes in Q3.
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
