September 8, 2016 Lucapa finds another massive diamond at Lulo, biggest pink yet The 38.6-carat coloured stone is the largest “fancy” pink diamond recovered to date from Lulo.
September 8, 2016 World’s largest, newest diamond mine to inject $5.2bn into Canada’s economy Gahcho Kué, co-owned by De Beers Canada and Mountain Province Diamonds, is also expected to provide 1,200 new jobs.
September 8, 2016 US, China climate pact devastating for coal price New study forecasts global thermal coal trade to shrink by 373 million tonnes per year, leading to minimum 30% fall in coal prices post 2020.
September 6, 2016 Eldorado Gold exits China, sells Jinfeng mine for $300 million The move marks the Vancouver-based miner exit from China.
September 6, 2016 Zinc price rally may have gone too far Current price could bring idled production back and bulky new projects are coming online soon.
September 6, 2016 Codelco warns strike at Salvador mine risks division’s future Salvador, Codelco’s smallest operation, has been battling to turn a profit after dwindling ore grades pushed up production costs.
September 2, 2016 Silver miners: juniors will beat majors Small-cap miners will outperform large cap miners in the coming years, a new analysis from BMI Research shows.
September 2, 2016 Caterpillar to close Belgium plant, lay off 2000 workers The possible plant closure, which could cost around 2,000 jobs, is part of a global restructuring plan announced in September that could see CAT cutting as many as 10,000 jobs…
September 2, 2016 Canada’s Enbridge drops Sandpiper crude oil pipeline The $2.6 billion project for a pipeline from North Dakota to Wisconsin will be on hold until market conditions improve.
September 2, 2016 Projected worker shortages will increase the requirement for on-demand training Where are we going to find these workers? The short answer is that we are not going to find them in mining.
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