Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers has extended its partnership with WomEng, a social enterprise that aims to expand female participation in the engineering and technology industry."We have an ambitious commitment to achieve gender parity across our global workforce by 2030, and key to achieving this will be fostering greater diversity within the talent pipeline," Katie Fergusson, De Beers' senior vice pre...Read More
Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDEro Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperFor C3 Metals, X marks the spotSPONSOREDc3 metalsGreat Panther, great prospectsSPONSOREDgreat pantherJindalee was one of 84 companies to appear on stage at the annual RIU Explorers Conference in Fremantle in February.Read More
RAPAPORT... The head of Alrosa's American operations has resigned as president and board member at Diamonds Do Good (DDG) amid the continued war between Russia and Ukraine.Rebecca Foerster, who is president of Alrosa USA, has agreed to stand down from her DDG roles immediately, the nonprofit organization said Monday. Anna Martin, DDG's previous president, will succeed her.Alrosa was one of ma...Read More
RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company has signed a deal with a new investor that will see it develop a provenance program for its diamonds and take them into the retail jewelry market.The miner raised AUD 12.5 million ($9.1 million) in financing from Sydney- and Singapore-based investment fund Tribeca Investment Partners, Lucapa said Tuesday. The companies aim to bring goods from Lucapa's newly acqui...Read More
Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDEro Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperFor C3 Metals, X marks the spotSPONSOREDc3 metalsGreat Panther, great prospectsSPONSOREDgreat pantherGeodrill hopes that a strong gold price and new contracts will see the good results continue through 2022. The Q4 net income stood at US$2.8 million, or $0.06...Read More
RAPAPORT... After Russia invaded Ukraine, sentiment in the diamond industry very quickly shifted from confidence to uncertainty. In this episode of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast, Senior Analyst Avi Krawitz and News Editor Joshua Freedman outline the many questions that remain unanswered for the market and the challenges the crisis poses for the industry. The two also discuss the recent industr...Read More
RAPAPORT... Prices soared at Petra Diamonds' recent rough tender in South Africa as strong market momentum continued.The miner brought in $140.6 million at its fourth sale of the fiscal year, compared with $128.4 million at the previous event, it reported Monday. Like-for-like prices rose 38% versus the previous tender, which ended December 15, and jumped 47% compared with the six months endi...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has adopted a document calling for members to comply with standards of ethics.The decision took place at the WFDB president's meeting in Dubai last month, the umbrella organization for diamond exchanges said in a recent statement. The "Guidelines on Responsible Business Practices" deal with responsible sourcing throughout the supply c...Read More
RAPAPORT... Diamcor Mining has fast-tracked its mine-improvement program by several months to increase production and benefit from the current strong rough prices.The upgrades, which would allow the company to step up both output and processing at its Krone-Endora at Venetia deposit in South Africa, were originally scheduled to be completed by June 30, the company said last week. "Given the curren...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Lucapa today announced a $9.1m investment that will allow it to speed up exploration projects in Angola and Australia, as diamond prices maintain their steep rise.The Australian miner also said it was exploring a strategic collaboration to sell goods from its newly-acquired Merlin mine directly to the luxury jeweler Margot McKinney.Stephen Wetherall, Lucapa's managing director...Read More
Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDEro Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperFor C3 Metals, X marks the spotSPONSOREDc3 metalsGreat Panther, great prospectsSPONSOREDgreat panther He told the RIU Explorers Conference that what Alicanto had found since pegging the historical mining project 12 months ago was "nothing short of amazing" and that...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Petra says like-for-like rough diamond prices rose by 46.5 per cent in the six months to December 2021 amid strong demand across all sizes and qualities.The UK-based miner today announced sales of $140.6m at Tender 4, an increase of almost 10 per cent on Tender 3. Last week it announced an interim figure for around 80 per cent of sales as it held Tender 4 in South Africa for t...Read More
RAPAPORT... Carla Liuni will step down as chief marketing officer of Pandora after two years with the company.Liuni will leave her position with the Danish jeweler to return to Italy, Pandora said last week. She was one of a number of senior marketing executives Pandora recruited in 2019 and 2020 to introduce major new product lines and launch its turnaround strategy."We understand Carla's wish to...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa clients have continued to buy rough from the miner by sending payment in currencies other than dollars following a range of sanctions on Russia by Western governments.While punitive measures by the US and other powers don't ban dollar transactions with Alrosa, the Russian company has asked customers to pay in euros and other currencies, industry insiders told Rapaport News....Read More
RAPAPORT... With the US imposing sanctions on Alrosa and other Russian entities, there is rising concern about the impact on the diamond market, considering the vast rough supplies from the country. The following is a resource center to help the trade gain clarity on the crisis and its effects on the industry. Rapaport Trade AlertUS Department of the Treasury announces sanctions against Russi...Read More
RAPAPORT... Douglas Hucker has left his position as CEO of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) after 24 years.During his time with the organization, Hucker upped AGTA's focus on education and key issues such as treatment disclosure and the origin of gemstones, the AGTA said last week. He also formed affiliations with other industry groups, including the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO),...Read More
RAPAPORT... Hong Kong's hard-luxury market saw its weakest growth in a year as the government implemented stronger limitations on business operations during the fifth wave of Covid-19.Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts rose 7% year on year to HKD 3.61 billion ($462.7 million) in January, the municipality's Census and Statistics Department reported last week. After the categor...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Luxury brands including LVMH, Richemont, Chanel, Kering and Hermes are suspending their operations in Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine.LVMH, which owns Christian Dior, Tiffany & Co, Givenchy, Kenzo, TAG Heuer and Bulgari closed all 124 of its outlets on Sunday in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, but said it will keep on paying its 3,500 employees.Richemon...Read More
Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDEro Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperFor C3 Metals, X marks the spotSPONSOREDc3 metalsGreat Panther, great prospectsSPONSOREDgreat pantherRio has been working on repairing its relationship with traditional owners since the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in May 2020.Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa has left the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) amid the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine."The board of directors of the [NDC] has today received Alrosa's decision to suspend its membership," the council said in a statement Friday. "In suspending its membership, Alrosa has stepped down from the board and will cease all financial contributions."The NDC carries out catego...Read More