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De Beers just sold 34 million rough diamonds more than last year

The $575-million figure represents a 6% increase from the $541m obtained in the same period last year and 3.7% higher than the $554m it sold last month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2018 | 7:39 am

Yamana kicks off production at Argentina’s gold-silver mine

The miner, which has set an exploration objective of adding one million gold equivalent ounces to Cerro Moro's mineral inventory, has hiked its exploration budget for 2018 to $11.2 million from $9 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2018 | 3:30 am

Galantas Gold jumps after hitting main vein at Irish mine expansion

It means the company can now begin limited production, with increased feed to the mill expected in a couple of months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2018 | 6:35 am

No resolution yet for Acacia Mining tax row with Tanzania’s Gov’t

Barrick, which has been negotiating on Acacia’s behalf for over a year, had said it would deliver a deal for Acacia’s board to vote on by the end of June, but now says talks are ongoing and it has backed away from setting a new deadline.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2018 | 3:39 am

Centerra delays completion of deal over Kumtor mine as Kyrgyz PM mull revisions

Deadline for fulfillment of all conditions included in agreement with the Kyrgyz government, which would end all disputes over the firm’s Kumtor gold mine, has been pushed back about a month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2018 | 6:55 am

Cashed-up bargain hunter SSR is on the prowl for next gold mine

The firm, formerly known as Silver Standard Resources, changed its name to reflect its tilt toward gold after acquiring the Marigold mine in Nevada in 2014.

Bloomberg News | June 22, 2018 | 2:00 am

First new all-electric mine dumps diesel; cuts costs, pollution

Hundreds of feet below thick forest blanketing the Canadian Shield, a squad of near-silent, battery-powered machines are tunneling toward gold in an experiment to ditch diesel.

Reuters | June 21, 2018 | 1:35 pm

Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018

Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2018 | 10:53 am

New York-based equity fund buys Ireland-focused Dalradian for Cdn$537m

Shares in the gold miner went ballistic over the news, jumping around 52% in London and more than 59% in Toronto.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2018 | 7:43 am

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