Last year’s defeat for the EU and its allies on emissions cuts at COP27 has now set up what will be one of the hardest fights ahead of COP28.

South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world's largest diamond, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation.

The Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies places Western Australia second, and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan third.

Speculative investors have expanded their net long position in NYMEX platinum futures to 1.5 million ounces.

The company said the accident occurred on April 30 and that it had temporarily ceased work in the affected section.

Kouroussa is forecast to produce an average of 100,000 ounces of gold per annum over an initial seven year LOM.

The miner will acquire 50% of the Windfall gold project in Quebec.