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Glencore signs massive cobalt sale deal with China’s GEM

The world’s biggest producer of cobalt has agreed to sell around a third of its cobalt production over the next three years to the Chinese battery recycler.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:31 pm

Gem Diamonds soars as it finds seventh giant rock this year

It's a 169-carat, top white colour Type IIa rock diamond dug up at the company's flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2018 | 9:39 am

Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo

The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2018 | 4:45 am

Ghanaian government wants to mediate between Gold Fields and its workers

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources announced that he has agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with protesting workers.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 13, 2018 | 6:20 pm

Barrick chairman Thornton boosts ownership with major share buy

The boss of the world's top gold miner has bought 306,000 additional shares in the company.

MINING.com Editor | March 13, 2018 | 1:48 pm

Samsung is said in talks for multi-year cobalt deal from Congo

Samsung C&T has approached Somika SPRL to buy cobalt produced at its Kisanfu mine in Congo after only buying copper from the company for the past four years.

Bloomberg News | March 13, 2018 | 10:53 am

Fifth-largest gem quality diamond in history sold for $40 million

Gem Diamonds found the 910-carat diamond, named "The Lesotho Legend," in January.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2018 | 6:20 am

Newfield acquires Stellar Diamonds for $23.6 million

Under the deal, Newfield will lend Stellar $3 million to help it over its immediate short-term cash needs, while undertaking a right issue to raise A$30 million (roughly $23.6m) to re-finance the blended company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2018 | 8:48 am

Taxes aren’t the real problem with mining in Congo: Gadfly

There's a strange thing about the fear going through the global mining industry after theCongo signed an order to lift royalties last week: Compared with most other countries, these levies are still relatively low.

Bloomberg Opinion | March 12, 2018 | 4:37 am

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