Bluerock shares jump on biggest diamond found at Kareevlei

BlueRock Diamonds (LON: BRD) jumped more than 16% on Monday after the miner announced it had found a 58.6-carat diamond at its Kareevlei mine, in Kimberley, South Africa. The “D” colour makeable stone with some spotted […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2021 | 10:03 am

Rio Tinto sells last diamonds from iconic Argyle

Mining at Argyle, which accounted for 90% of worldwide pink diamond production, ended in November 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 6:26 am

Expansion of Lucara’s Karowe mine to take longer and cost more

Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has adjusted the cost and timeline of the underground expansion of its Karowe mine in Botswana, one of the world’s most prolific sources of large, high value type IIA diamonds. […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 2:00 pm

Canada’s first rare earth miner in trading halt on expansion rumours

Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the first rare earths producer in Canada, has announced a trading halt until Thursday, August 12, on reports of alleged negotiations to acquire two projects in Quebec, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2021 | 2:00 pm

Commercial production begins at Canada’s newest gold mine

The PureGold mine, milling facilities, and other critical systems are now all operating in line with or rapidly approaching design capacity of 800 tonnes of ore per day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 3:35 pm

Quebec injects $13.5m into Monarch Mining to help it reopen Beaufor

The Canadian province of Quebec has granted Monarch Mining (TSXV: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) a $13.5 million senior secured term loan agreement to help the company restart the […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 3:30 pm

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) will make a final investment decision on a major expansion of the processing plant at its Mt Keith nickel mine in Western […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 11:50 am