The elite De Beers diamond buyers club may get even smaller The world’s biggest producer is wrestling with the way it sells diamonds after a disastrous year for the companies that cut, polish and trade the world’s gems. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2020 | 10:04 am
Graph: Low inventories to frustrate zinc bears Stocks of zinc in LME warehouses are close to 20-year lows. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 9:48 am
Kirkland’s $3.4bn bid for Detour wins backing from proxy advisory firms Chances of deal going ahead bolstered. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 7:52 am
Lynas’ rare earth licence renewal in Malaysia challenged in court The lawsuit challenges the Malaysian government's decision to renew the company’s operating licence last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2020 | 6:40 am
Altamira Gold granted trial mining license in Brazil The permit applies to the Cajueiro gold project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2020 | 6:15 am
B2Gold achieves record production for 11th year in a row The company's 2019 figures exceeded the upper end of production guidance. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2020 | 6:10 am
Rio Tinto readies to close world’s biggest diamond mine The miner expects to see production of rough diamonds drop from 17 million carats last year to 12-14 million in 2020 as a result. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2020 | 2:56 am
Gold’s rally helps miners delay the inevitable Gold is coming out of a long period in the investor wilderness. Bloomberg Opinion | January 16, 2020 | 5:13 pm
The big problem haunting top iron ore miner isn’t so easy to fix Vale has taken several steps to clean up its image in the aftermath of the dam break. Bloomberg News | January 16, 2020 | 2:38 pm