March 30, 2016 This is the 68-carat diamond Lucapa just found at its Lulo mine in Angola The 68.1-carat gem-quality diamond is one eight 'significant' rocks found from trial mining at a new area of the Lulo concession.
March 29, 2016 Ghana grants Gold Fields tax rate cut as firm mulls Damang mine faith The firm has not yet decided whether to inject more cash into Damang or suspend operations.
March 29, 2016 Aussie mining CEO accused of inciting violence as cops probe activist’s murder The Bench Marks Foundation has accused the CEO of Mineral Resources Commodities (MRC) of inciting violence in an area where an anti-mining activist was murdered last week.
March 29, 2016 Pershing Gold raises $6 million to advance Nevada mine The funds will be used to advance the Relief Canyon gold project.
March 29, 2016 Gold-buying spree makes of Russia the world’s largest consumer The country's central bank added 356,000 ounces of the precious metals to its reserves in February.
March 28, 2016 ‘Significant milestone’ for new gold mine in Scottish highlands Scotgold believes gold and silver from its Cononish project near Loch Lomond in Trossachs National Park would attract a "significant premium".
March 25, 2016 China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.
March 25, 2016 This country just ended its coal power production Scotland has stopped generating electricity from coal for the first time in more than 100 years.
March 25, 2016 ArcelorMittal is selling LaPlace and Vinton steel plants in US The steel giant has agreed to sell both operations to Black Diamond Capital Management for an undisclosed sum.
March 25, 2016 Pre-1965 silver pocket change provides investors with an economic future At the historic silver-to-gold ratio today of 79:1, silver below $16 is dirt-floor cheap compared to gold, also historically cheap at around $1,250.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
