June 19, 2017 Protesters block access to Tahoe’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala Protest seems to be about a variety of issues, including claims that mining at Escobal is causing seismic activity in Casillas, located about 20 km from the operation.
June 19, 2017 Nickel production to grow for first time since 2013 — report More supply will likely drag prices lower, as the metal already touched a one-year low of $8,680 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange last week and is down more…
June 19, 2017 Hedge funds exit gold before Fed triggers worst rout in month Prices fall as Fed raises rates, signals more to come. Investors exit SPDR Gold ETF at fastest pace this year.
June 16, 2017 Heavy snowfall disrupts rescue of workers trapped at Mandalay’s mine in Chile It’s unknown whether the two workers are alive, as authorities have been unable to make contact with them.
June 16, 2017 SolGold soars after raising more than $41 million via share placing The placing is at a 15% premium to SolGold's closing price on Thursday and at a 12% discount to its peak share price of 46.75p on May 26.
June 15, 2017 DMCC and ALROSA extend cooperation in Moscow meeting World leading diamond mining company looks to grow with DMCC and Dubai
June 15, 2017 De Beers sends world’s top diamond-searching ship to explore off coast of Namibia Them mv SS Nujoma is the sixth diamond exploration vessel to join the fleet of Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the government of that African country and De…
June 15, 2017 Gemfields beats own ruby sales record at Singapore auction It sold $54.8 million worth of rubies, a record high for any Gemfields auction and a 24% increase in revenue from the previous record.
June 14, 2017 China’s Fosun spices up battle for Gemfields with 10% bid premium Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for rubies in Mozambique, had already received a buyout offer from largest shareholder Pallinghurst Resources.
June 13, 2017 Rio Tinto’s Silvergrass iron ore mine to begin production by year-end The $338 million-project will take annual mine capacity from 5 to 10 million tonnes.
Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper output The Florence copper project in Arizona is moving from build to operations as Taseko lines up its next phase of copper growth. January 13, 2026 | 06:10 am
