MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

The company, a unit of Anglo American Plc, mined 33.5 million carats in 2017. That’s a 22 percent jump from a year earlier, beating its own target.

This comes a week after the miner reported a "significant pressure" event at the mine.

The world's largest mining and construction equipment maker beat market expectations for fourth quarter earnings and said its sales growth momentum is expected to continue in 2018.

The field of prospective bidders for ScotiaMocatta, the metals trading arm of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia, has narrowed to two.

Small, opportunistic deals will dominate the global gold mining sector again this year, analysts said on Tuesday.

Proceeds from the private placement and financing will be used for exploration and development of the junior miner’s projects in Colombia and Nicaragua.

Vancouver producer announces lower gold production, recoveries at its only mine six months into ramp-up – stock is down 26%.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took the post in November, has ordered an examination of both industries that may lead to the abolition of the 51% local ownership rule on them.

The company reported a "significant pressure event" at its Elkview coal mine.