Consumers made the most of the dip in the price of bullion and mainland China's gold purchases via Hong Kong hit a record 101.7 tonnes in April, up 62%.
Canadian Arrow Mines Limited announced Monday that it has commenced the mining phase on its Kelex nickel mine. Overburden removal is in progress and is planned to take one month in advance of production.
President of the World Diamond Council, Eli Izhakoff, opened the Intercessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process on Monday with a speech calling industry members to consider the Kimberly Process as a means to sustainable development.
Endomines AB said its wholly owned subsidiary Endomines Oy has signed an agreement to sell and deliver its gravimetric gold concentrate production from the Pampalo Gold Mine to precious metals refiner K.A. Rasmussen AS, Norway.
The bodies of 10 illegal miners were pulled from a collapsed tunnel at a disused diamond mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province De Beers announced late on Saturday.
