July 20, 2017 Centerra gets some breathing room in dispute with Kyrgyz Republic The arbitrator has sided with miner, allowing it to move forward with the case against the Central Asian country.
July 19, 2017 The world’s largest diamond miner just found two massive rocks Both rocks, said ALrosa, are believed to be gem-quality.
July 18, 2017 Coal mine sold for less than $1 reopens, to reach full production by year-end Blair Athol thermal coal mine, located in Queensland, Australia, had been closed since 2012 when former owner Rio Tinto shut down operations after almost 30 years of production.
July 18, 2017 Rio Tinto axes iron ore export forecast for the year It also revised down its expected share of hard coking coal for the year to between 7.2 to 7.8 million tonnes from 7.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.
July 17, 2017 World’s second-largest diamond ‘too big’ to sell Lucara Diamond’s Lesedi La Rona is said to face challenges other rock never do, including its multi-million-dollar price tag and a risky polishing process that can take months or years.
July 17, 2017 Washington Companies buys Dominion Diamond for $1.2 billion The US company plans to operate Dominion as a standalone business, appointing a new chief executive based in Canada.
July 14, 2017 Potash plan prompts $98 million road link in horn of Africa Djibouti contracted a Kuwaiti company to build a $98-million road link to enable landlocked Ethiopia to ship its first potash output from a new Red Sea port.
July 13, 2017 Luxembourg becomes first European country to pass space mining law The bill, approved by a vast majority, defines the conditions companies must fulfill to get a licence for launching a space mining mission.
July 12, 2017 Saudi Ma’aden to develop Mansourah, Massarah gold mine- sources Ma'aden operates six gold mines in the Central Arabian Gold Region, western Saudi Arabia which contains much of the Kingdom's gold rich ore deposits.
July 12, 2017 LME favourite to clear for new base metals platform NFEx -sources NFEx says in talks with several clearing houses
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