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• The Diamond Industry Isn't Dead Yet

  Published 22 January 2019 | viewed 12,789 times

  If diamond miner equities are a proxy, the sentiment surrounding the diamond industry is currently at historic low levels. Just in the last two years,…

• Private Firms Spent Record $93 Billion On Natural Resources

  Published 21 January 2019 | viewed 6,366 times

  Private capital tracker Preqin says in an update that contrary to expectations, 2018 was another bumper year for the industry, particularly for natural resources investments.…

• Major Copper Mine To Cut Exports By 85%

  Published 09 January 2019 | viewed 2,696 times

  Concentrate exports from Indonesia's Grasberg mine, the world's second-largest copper mine, will drop about 85 percent this year because of a lag in output while…

• The Biggest Threat To Industrial Metals In 2019

  Published 07 January 2019 | viewed 5,354 times

  Global markets plummeted this week on China slowdown worries, dragging industrial metals prices along and increasing future demand concerns, which has prompted analysts to question…

• The Pitfalls Of Mining In Latin America

  Published 17 December 2018 | viewed 5,910 times

  Consultancy firm Americas Market Intelligence or AMI issued this week a lengthy report on the risks of mining in Latin America. One of the chapters focuses on…

• The Science Behind Melting Gold At Room Temperature

  Published 12 December 2018 | viewed 5,387 times

  Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg, the University of Jyväskylä, and Stanford University have found a way to make the surface…

• Illegal Gold Mining Hits Record High In Venezuela

  Published 21 November 2018 | viewed 8,274 times

  Illegal gold mining is reaching new record highs in Venezuela as hyperinflation, power cuts, as well as food and medicine shortages are pushing citizens to…

• 5 Signs Pointing To A Gold Rally

  Published 12 November 2018 | viewed 6,593 times

  The recent weakness in gold and gold mining stocks is not over. In fact, we are worried about another leg down getting underway. If that…

• Top Diamond Miners Join Up To Test Blockchain Pilot

  Published 30 October 2018 | viewed 10,837 times

  World’s No.1 diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) has joined rival De Beers’ end-to-end diamond blockchain program, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and…

• Giant Gold Deal Brings Hope To Precious Metals Markets

  Published 09 October 2018 | viewed 5,044 times

  Despite having a rough summer, with a number of factors pushing gold below $1,200 an ounce (the high dollar, U.S. economic growth, interest rate hikes,…

• Mining Deals Are Dwindling

  Published 27 September 2018 | viewed 6,358 times

  The strength of equity markets is a barometer of investor confidence. The amount of capital raised through equity placement directly reflects the sentiment in the…

• $18.3 Billion Deal Creates Global Mining Giant

  Published 24 September 2018 | viewed 3,669 times

  Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX), the world’s largest bullion producer by value, is about to become even bigger as it has agreed to buy Randgold Resources (LON:RRS)…

• Emerging Markets Boost Gold Holdings

  Published 21 September 2018 | viewed 2,920 times

  Central banks’ demand for gold reached a three-year high, rising 8 percent during the first half of 2018 compared to the same period last year,…

• Improved Commodity Conditions Fueled Mining Growth In 2017

  Published 20 September 2018 | viewed 2,708 times

  It is hardly a surprise that existing and future shareholders in the mining industry are predominantly concerned about returns on their investments. Regardless of whether…

• U.S. Coal Exports At Risk As Hurricane Florence Nears

  Published 14 September 2018 | viewed 3,103 times

  As Hurricane Florence — a monster Category 2 storm — takes aim at southeastern United States, one of the country’s most important coal export hubs has…

• Is Diamond Demand Crumbling?

  Published 11 September 2018 | viewed 8,685 times

  Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s No.1 diamond miner by value, has just had the lowest sales for its seventh cycle since it began releasing…

• Gold Shorts Are Reaching Record Levels

  Published 24 August 2018 | viewed 5,131 times

  Gold fell back again on Thursday to hover just above 20-month lows as the US dollar rebounded and equity investors celebrated the longest bull run…

• World's Top Diamond Jeweler Joins De Beers' Tracking Initiative

  Published 25 May 2018 | viewed 1,816 times

  The world’s largest diamond jewelry retailer, Signet, has become the first chain to join De Beers' pilot of its end-to-end diamond blockchain program called Tracr, aimed at…

• Silver goes first, gold goes second: 2018 outperformers

  Published 28 December 2017 | viewed 0 times

  For the second year in a row, people -and commodity analysts such as those at TD Securities and the Bank of Montreal- are being bullish…

• Mysterious Gold Trades of 4 million Ounces Spur Price Plunge

  Published 14 November 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Trades that moved about 4 million ounces of gold awakened the precious metal from its slumber. After 11:10 a.m. Friday on the Comex in New…