Canadian “flawless” diamond sets online record of $15.7m at auction The buyer, an unnamed Japanese man, bought the stone for his second daughter and has already renamed it after her — The Maiko Star. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2020 | 4:15 pm
Eldorado Gold allowed to test drilling in northern Greece The company will conduct test drilling at its Mavres Petres deposit, part of its Stratoni silver-lead-zinc mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2020 | 7:47 am
UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2020 | 6:56 am
US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control Washington has sunk $25 million into battery metals company TechMet, which is developing a nickel and cobalt mine in Brazil. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2020 | 3:49 am
UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 9:51 am
Wiluna goes ahead with Western Australia gold mine expansion Staged development will increase production at Wiluna from 62,000 ounces of gold per year to 100,000-120,000 annual ounces by late 2021. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 6:58 am
Centamin’s annual output to suffer from delays at Sukari Centamin has lowered production guidance for 2020 by around 15% after flagging stability issues at the west wall of its flagship mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 3:50 am
Scotland’s first commercial gold mine to open in November The explorer has found “encouraging” signs of more precious metals at its Cononish gold and silver project in Scotland’s Highlands. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2020 | 8:16 am
Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2020 | 3:46 am
SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 7:38 am
