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South African platinum rebound to push market into surplus, says Johnson Matthey

A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new data released by PGMs specialist Johnson Matthey show.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 10:46 am

Centerra moves to protect investors after Kumtor seized

The miner said it's taking all measures possible to protect…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2021 | 8:53 am

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest copper mines

The world's top 10 biggest copper mines in terms of…

MINING.com Editor | May 14, 2021 | 12:34 pm

Largest ever Russian diamond fetches $14.1m at Christie’s

The Spectacle, which was cut from a rough stone discovered…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 14, 2021 | 9:00 am

Ericsson to provide connectivity solution for sustainable mining project

The Swedish telecom company will back the EU-funded Next-Generation Carbon-Neutral…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 14, 2021 | 6:06 am

Legal kerfuffle in Spain around uranium mine environmental assessment

Spain's National Audience dismissed a series of allegations presented by Berkeley Energia against a legal action filed by a group of environmentalists who oppose the company's uranium project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 23, 2017 | 6:08 am

Gem Diamonds finds seventh largest rock this year at Lesotho mine

It's a high quality 202-carat, D colour type IIa rock found at Letšeng mine, the world’s highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2017 | 3:54 am

These doomsday preppers are starting to switch from gold to bitcoin

Doomsday preppers in North America bet on bitcoin; cryptocurrency is starting to impinge on gold's appeal.

Bloomberg News | November 22, 2017 | 2:03 pm

Commodities facing another tough year in 2018, JPMorgan says

Overall commodity returns have been lackluster this year, and face more poor performance in 2018, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Bloomberg News | November 22, 2017 | 10:30 am

LME launches probe on cobalt suppliers over fears of child exploitation

The LME has sent a directive to all suppliers asking them to detail how they guarantee “responsible sourcing” of the commodities they trade in the exchange.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2017 | 10:25 am

Massive drilling campaign underway at legendary Russian gold deposit

Polyus starts 180,000m drilling campaign to update mineral reserve as early as July for 58 million ounce Sukhoi Log deposit explored since 1960s.

Frik Els | November 21, 2017 | 2:59 pm

Plans underway for world’s biggest offshore diamond mining vessel

Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the country and De Beers Group, tis planning for the construction of the world’s largest custom-built diamond mining vessel.

De Beers | November 21, 2017 | 9:59 am

Canadian diamond discoveries could close pending supply gap

With global diamond demand forecast to grow at approx 3.5% annually over next five years, a supply gap down the line seems inevitable if forecasts hold.

Paul Zimnisky | November 20, 2017 | 11:22 am

Russia’s VTB Capital aims to double gold sales to China in 2018

Russia's gold-trading banks trying to increase presence in Asian markets, especially since demand for Russian gold in European trading hubs slow since 2014.

Reuters | November 20, 2017 | 10:53 am

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