Africa-focused miners Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) and Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) have recovered big, high-quality Type IIa diamonds at their respective operations. Gem Diamonds said on Thursday it had unearthed…
Rubies are becoming the favourite coloured stones among Chinese consumers, with about 61% of the population considering them a “desirable” item and about 55% buying rubies in the past year,…
De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, said on Wednesday it’s going ahead with a planned US$1 billion investment to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng mine…
Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the…
Canada’s Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX: ASM; NYSE; ASM) has signed a long-term land-use agreement with a local community surrounding La Preciosa mine in Durango, western Mexico. La Preciosa…
Aluminum producer Alcoa (NYSE: AA) confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to stop production at its loss-making Kwinana refinery in Western Australia after more than 60 years of operation. The refinery will cease…
Shares in lithium explorer Kali Metals (ASX: KM1) jumped as much as 86% on its first day of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering in…
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its flagship copper mine in Panama, is said to be in talks to sell a stake…
Australia’s Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) has halted production at its Finniss operations and flagged a significant write-down on the value of its assets as the effect of the battery metal’s…
Australia’s Omnia Metals Group (ASX: OM1) is expanding its exploration footprint in Canada with the acquisition of local junior Dixie Gold (TSXV: DG). The deal hands the A$3.8-million market cap…
Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) have partnered up to explore for copper and other metals in the Alto del Carmen area of…
Some top lithium miners including China’s Tianqi Lithium Corp., South Korea’s LG Energy Solution and French critical mineral producer Eramet SA have met with Chilean government representatives in the past…
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