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• Global Zinc Production Is Soaring

  Published 02 July 2019 | viewed 3,651 times

  Global mined zinc production will continue to ramp up as strong zinc prices prompt miners to bring idled capacity back online and invest in new…

• World's Largest Wealth Fund Dives Back Into Oil

  Published 25 June 2019 | viewed 2,022 times

  Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund has made a U-turn while on its way out of investments linked to fossil fuels, some big corporations with claims of…

• The Mining Industry Is Staging A Comeback

  Published 19 June 2019 | viewed 5,652 times

  During the mining industry’s heydays – the mid-2000s – capital projects were global mining investment hotspots, and the pace of projects in exploration and construction…

• London Metals Exchange Bars Day Drinking On Trading Floor

  Published 14 June 2019 | viewed 2,086 times

  The London Metal Exchange is toughening its stance on alcohol consumption with new rules that will prohibit floor traders from drinking during the workday, according…

• Diamonds Are In The Rough

  Published 06 June 2019 | viewed 4,683 times

  Rapaport published a report stating that diamond markets are under pressure as profit margins have tightened and the trade war with China has fueled uncertainty.…

• Gold Prices Rise As Hedge Funds Add 36% To Bullish Bets

  Published 03 June 2019 | viewed 2,251 times

  Gold built on last week's gains on Monday rising more than 1% in heavy volume as investors seek a safe haven amid a widening trade…

• Worst May For US stocks In 9 Years Boosts Gold Prices

  Published 31 May 2019 | viewed 2,208 times

  Gold jumped out of the gate on Friday, rising more than 1% in heavy volumes as investors seek a safe haven amid a widening trade…

• Younger Buyers Favor Lab-Grown Diamonds

  Published 27 May 2019 | viewed 4,202 times

  Organizations behind lab-grown diamonds continue to push to conquer the market. As miners of the precious stones are struggling across the board, particularly those unearthing cheaper…

• BHP Turns Bullish On EVs

  Published 22 May 2019 | viewed 4,839 times

  The world’s largest miner, BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP), has lifted its forecasts for the global adoption and sales of electric vehicles (EVs) but warns the electrification of…

• Researchers Push To Limit Space Mining

  Published 20 May 2019 | viewed 4,823 times

  Martin Elvis, senior astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, and Tony Milligan, a philosopher at King’s College London, collaborated on a study that concludes that…

• De Beers To Build $468 Million Diamond Recovery Ship

  Published 16 May 2019 | viewed 6,692 times

  Debmarine, a 50/50 joint venture between world’s No. 1 diamond producer by value De Beers and the government of Namibia, will build a $468 million-diamond recovery…

• A Generational Shift Is Quietly Unfolding In The Mining Industry

  Published 14 May 2019 | viewed 6,718 times

  It has been said there is a massive paradigm shift going on in the world – a shift that is only slightly perceptible to some – but one that…

• Gold Miners Scramble To Raise Cash, Cut Costs

  Published 06 May 2019 | viewed 6,860 times

  After a short rally at the start of 2018 year peaking at $1,354/ozt on March 25, the gold price fell steadily during Q2 and Q3…

• World's Largest Uranium Mining Disappoints In Quarterly Report

  Published 02 May 2019 | viewed 4,413 times

  Canada’s Cameco (TSX:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ), the world's largest publicly traded uranium miner, swung to a loss in the first three months of the year despite seeing growing support for…

• India's Elections Could Be A Boon For Mining Sector

  Published 29 April 2019 | viewed 5,670 times

  India is currently holding its Lower House general elections and Fitch’s Solutions’ Country Risk team expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya…

• 2019 Could Be The Year Of Gold Mining Mega-Mergers

  Published 26 April 2019 | viewed 7,976 times

  Canada’s mining industry started the year off on the right foot, with major deals including the Barrick-Randgold merger and Newmont’s acquisition of Goldcorp, setting the tone for the…

• Texas Builds Gold Depository To Rival Fort Knox

  Published 24 April 2019 | viewed 8,795 times

  Texas lawmakers created a new storage option for miners when they signed off on building America’s first state-backed gold depository in 2015. The Texas Bullion…

• Increased Solar Demand Could Spark Silver Buying Spree

  Published 22 April 2019 | viewed 6,034 times

  Researchers from Kent Business School published a paper this week in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research where they state that increased demand for solar panels causes silver…

• Newmont Goldcorp Now World's Top Miner After Sealing The Deal

  Published 19 April 2019 | viewed 4,222 times

    Newmont Mining’s $10 billion acquisition of Canada’s Goldcorp closed Thursday, giving rise to Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (NYSE: NEM)(TSX: NGT), the world’s largest gold producer by market…

• Gold Prices Fall On Record Global Production Estimates

  Published 17 April 2019 | viewed 6,537 times

  The price of gold came under pressure on Tuesday ahead of a long weekend for North American markets, dropping to its lowest level yet in…