February 8, 2023

Fancy colour diamond prices up 3.9% in 2022

Prices for yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous year, followed by a 3.9% rise in pinks and 1.8% in blues, the FCRF says.

February 6, 2023

Wood Mackenzie launches new analytics service covering entire EV supply chain

EVBSC is the most comprehensive industry analysis of the supply chain for electric vehicles and battery materials.

February 6, 2023

Australian startup Recharge to buy failed Britishvolt

Recharge Industries will simultaneously work on Britishvolt’s planned “gigafactory” in England and a plant in Australia.

February 3, 2023

South Africa’s century-old gold refiner runs at 75% as mines dim

The 102 year-old Rand Refinery is the only African refiner accredited with the London Bullion Market Association.

February 3, 2023

Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining

Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.

February 2, 2023

LBMA implements optical AI technology to trace gold bars’ provenance

The LBMA has engaged America’s Alitheon to generate a digital fingerprint for gold bars, which allows for irrefutable identification, authentication, and traceability.

February 2, 2023

Seriti to build South Africa’s largest wind farm to power coal mines

The 155-megawatt, $236 million wind farm will generate about 75% of the electricity Seriti needs to run its coal mines in South Africa.

February 1, 2023

MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine due to protests

The giant mine, in indefinite care and maintenance from Wednesday, accounts for 2% of the copper produced worldwide.

February 1, 2023

New tech may help lithium-ion batteries last for nine years

Sound waves and a 2D material may be the key to longer-lasting batteries.

January 31, 2023

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

The capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed that had been entrusted by Rio Tinto.