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The most exciting news from a mining exploration stock is a high-grade drilling result.

Manganese is a critical and irreplaceable element used in steel production and used widely as a battery component.

Canada’s Nautilus Minerals is getting closer to kicking off operations at its Solwara 1 gold, copper and silver project off the coast of Papua Guinea.

It has acquired the 50% interest French luxury goods group LVMH had in De Beers Diamond Jewellers for an undisclosed amount.

The Vancouver-based precious metals streaming company announced the plan while posting a fourth quarter revenue increase of 29% to $258 million, up from $200 million last year.

Prices for the raw material have dropped below $90 a tonne as doubts gather about the strength of demand in China at stockpiles hit record highs.

Emmanuel Momoh found the 706-carat diamond in Sierra Leone's Kono district.

Deal would make of Volcan Investments Ltd., Agarwal's family trust, the second-largest investor in Anglo American.

The $400 million-deal will make of Trevali the first pure zinc company with operations in North and South America as well as Africa.