September 5, 2018

Alrosa brings coloured diamonds to Hong Kong in effort to conquer China

As part of its plans to expand into that market, Alrosa will hold its first “True Colour” auction of coloured polished diamonds, during the Hong Kong Gem & Jewellery Fair…

September 5, 2018

Orion’s $407m takeover bid for Dalradian Okd

Deal gives Orion mine access to mineral rights for more than 80,000 hectares of land in Northern Ireland, which includes one of the world's top ten undeveloped gold deposits by…

September 4, 2018

Construction starts at biggest undeveloped copper deposit in Russia

With total reserves of around 26.7 million tonnes of copper, Udokan is the largest undeveloped copper deposit in Russia and one of the biggest in the world.

September 4, 2018

Some warehouse firms want LME to change delivery rules, lengthen queues

Now, some warehouse firms are pushing the idea of replacing all rules with one that obliges warehouses to load out 1.5 percent of total stocks per day.

September 4, 2018

Chaarat Gold ups Kyrgyz Republic project resource by 46 pct

The Central Asia-focused explorer and developer said Tulkubash’s measured and indicated resource is now over 1.4 million ounces of gold, while the grade also rose 57% to 1.35g/t gold.

September 3, 2018

De Beers will allow buyers to reject cheap diamonds

This is a rare move by De Beers, which is famous for requiring buyers to take what’s offered.

August 31, 2018

Dyson moves ahead on $2.6 billion e-car plan with test track

Dyson Ltd., best known for its vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, is charging ahead with a 2-billion-pound effort to start building electric cars.

August 31, 2018

Dalradian shareholders back Orion Mine’s $230m takeover bid

The Toronto-based miner, which is developing a large untapped gold deposit in a remote part of Northern Ireland, will seek final approval of the transaction by the Ontario Superior Court…

August 31, 2018

China’s Zijin wins race for Serbia’s largest copper mine

RTB Bor copper mining and smelting complex was crucial for the country before the collapse of communist Yugoslavia. However, it later became a burden on the country’s struggling economy because…

August 30, 2018

Special Report: The platinum opportunity – part 1

Over the past six months, platinum’s price has continued its multi-year decline, falling below $800 – close to its lowest level in a decade.