July 1, 2016 Botswana’s economy needs more than diamonds to shine The history of the diamond industry in Africa has been fraught with worker exploitation, environmental destruction, government corruption and squandering of revenues.
July 1, 2016 Rio Tinto exits PNG, gives away copper-gold mine with $51bn in reserves Decision follows a company review of the asset that was triggered by the Bouganville government’s pressure to restart mining at Panguna or give it up.
June 30, 2016 Alrosa gets own security force Diamond giant will save Russian state millions each year when it takes over security duties at remote mines.
June 30, 2016 Marc Faber: Holding gold is a ‘no brainer’ Brexit is a sideshow to the world economy, and gold remains an important asset in any portfolio, says Marc Faber, editor of the Gloom, Doom and Boom Report.
June 30, 2016 ALROSA to establish own security service PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has announced that it was authorized to establish a departmental security service to protect the Company's production facilities.
June 30, 2016 Newmont selling Indonesian unit for $1.3 billion With the sale, Newmont is offloading its Batu Hijau mine, Indonesia’s the second-biggest copper and gold operation.
June 29, 2016 Despite the hype world’s second-largest diamond ever found fails to sell Canada's Lucara Diamond, the company that found the massive gem, said it will keep it as bids fell short of the minimum reserve price.
June 29, 2016 Endomines has agreed on terms of a new off-take agreement with Boliden Endomines is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Endomines Oy has agreed on terms of an agreement to sell and deliver all of its flotation gold concentrate production…
June 29, 2016 Kinross eyes expansions at its new gold mines in Nevada Kinross, which operates two mines in Russia and also owns the problem-plagued Tasiast operation in Mauritania, seeks to strengthen its portfolio in North America.
June 29, 2016 Gold builds on gains, heads for best first-half in more than 40 years Analysts believe there is a strong probability gold will move above $1,340 towards resistance near $1,580 an ounce.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
