May 23, 2017 Low copper prices force Codelco to revise underground expansion of Chuquicamata Modifications seek to simplify aspects of the project originally approved in 2010 in order to optimize mineral handling.
May 23, 2017 Dominion Diamond to seek permits for underground project at Ekati in Q3 The project, called Misery Deep, will require an investment of $6 million in 2018, $69 million in 2019 and $19 million in 2020.
May 22, 2017 Report blasts Antofagasta’s Minera Los Pelambres Two days before Antofgasta's annual general meeting in London, an 18-pages long report by the London Mining Network slams Los Pelambres' environmental record.
May 22, 2017 Diamond ring bought for £10 now worth thousands The owner had no idea if the ring had any intrinsic value at all.
May 22, 2017 Rio Tinto launches new debt reduction programme The company said that today’s announcement is part of its ongoing capital management plan.
May 21, 2017 Ukraine says no to Russian coal, gas – favours nuclear power In spite of a blockade on shipments of anthracite coal from occupied Donbas to Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPPs) since this past winter, the country has thus far avoided blackouts.
May 21, 2017 Drilling begins on property adjacent to 125,000-oz Kyrgyzstan gold mine Initial drilling is designed to intersect an area which was previously drilled in the former Soviet republic between 1970 and 1990.
May 19, 2017 BSGR may have to pay $1.2bn for no show at Simandou-related hearing The company, which could lose the arbitration as a result, will have to pay the amount to former partner Vale.
May 19, 2017 Congo to re-evaluate new mining code next week Move comes 15 months after the country’s government halted the planned revision amid opposition from mining companies and low commodity prices.
May 18, 2017 Heart-shaped diamond breaks record The 92-carat diamond forms the centerpiece of a necklace of cultured pearls.
Goldman lifts year-end gold price forecast to $5,400 This year, the bank sees private investors competing with institutions for gold as they look to diversify their portfolios. January 22, 2026 | 08:56 am
