MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

The gem was sold on tender for $11,267 per carat.

Billionaire Anil Agarwal in July said he planned to offer around $1 billion to take London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc private, a move that has rekindled speculation his ultimate aim is a deal with miner Anglo-American.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on investment drive.

30-year reserve life.

Hundreds of South African gold mine workers were rescued and over 100 treated for smoke inhalation after an underground fire.

Platinum’s near the lowest in a decade and hedge funds have never been so bearish -- and that could be good news for prices.

The president of Peru’s National Society of Mining, Petroleum, and Energy said the project will create 9,000 jobs during its construction phase and additional 2,500 once it goes into production.

Base Titanium posts record quarterly production of the mineral rutile in Kenya.

Four companies are negotiating - Sibanye-Stillwater , Harmony Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and a smaller producer, Village Main Reef- under the auspices of the Minerals Council South Africa industry group.