(IDEX Online) - Indian diamond traders are too worried about volatile currency exchanges to buy Russian diamond in rupee.The welcomed the announcement last July that nine banks were opening "vostro accounts", allowing them to maintain business ties, despite Western sanctions against Moscow.But imports of rough from Russia have fallen by 40 per cent since April 2022 and not a single diamond trader...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Richemont saw jewelry sales rise by 11 per cent in the last three months of 2022, despite a Covid-related slump in China.Buccellati, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels drove much of the increase, the company said in an update. Jewelry was its best performing sector.Total revenue across all jewelry brands for the quarter was $4.03bn. Watch sales fell three per cent to $1.04bn...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Eira Thomas, chief executive of Canada-based Lucara Diamonds, says Russian diamonds "should be sanctioned".She told the Financial Times (FT) that, in her personal view, the EU should outlaw its gems when its 27 member countries adopts a new package of sanctions early next month.Belgian imports of Russian diamonds fell to $167m in the three months to the end of September 2022, aroun...Read More
The CBC consortium won a tender process, which also involved participants from the USA and Russia.Read More
We've all heard about how the dollar's days as the world's leading reserve currency are numbered. Much of the world wants a new monetary system that isn't based on the dollar.The U.S. weaponization of the dollar against nations it deems hostile, like Russia, has only intensified the calls for change. What exactly will replace the dollar standard is a matter of debate, but many agree that it's just...Read More
Following an attack on Jan. 20 that set on fire a worker housing area, Glencore (LSE: GLEN) announced that it has halted operations at the Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.In a media statement, the company said that the incidents endangered the safety of its employees and, therefore, authorities should start taking action to safeguard people's integrity and private property rights. Accordi...Read More
The stock had several record closes earlier this week before easing mid-week.Shares rose as high as $50.09 and closed 0.5% higher at $49.95, giving it a market capitalisation of $253 billion.The stock has been buoyed by a positive start to the year for the key commodities it produces - iron ore and copper - due to China's reopening after the abandonment its strict COVID zero policy.BHP also report...Read More
Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedWhether they'll work remains to be seen.Read More
Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedAnalysts at Toronto-based Canaccord Genuity see miners Marathon Gold, O3 Mining, Probe G...Read More
Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedThe stock had several record closes earlier this week before easing mid-week.Shares rose as high as $50.09 and c...Read More
The financing facility is with US-based investment manager Nebari. It consists of a $35 million senior secured first lien term loan and a $2 million equity investment.Read More
Shares in Toronto-listed Copper Mountain Mining and Nevada Copper Mining have gained 33% and 31% respectively so far this year on the gain in copper prices.Read More
Shawn Howarth, CEO of Excellon Resources, talks to Mining Journal about the company's recent acquisition of the past producing La Negra mine in Mexico.Read More
Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedSome traders are already penciling in a price of $3750/t in the current recovery which h...Read More
Garnet cuts the path for Heavy Minerals' production plansSPONSOREDheavy minerals limitedRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSOREDSheffield forges ahead at Thunderbird mineral sands projectSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedPorgera has been suspended since April 2020 after the PNG government refused to renew it...Read More
Investment bank Canaccord Genuity is upbeat on the gold price and production margins as recession looms and the United States dollar retreats. It also picks Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF), Kinross (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) and Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) among its top Canadian equity performers this year.?EUR??EUR? The gold price may hit an average of US$1,862 per oz....Read More
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) has updated its resource estimate for Syama North-an area adjacent to the Syama processing complex and its Syama underground gold mine in Mali.The near-surface Syama North deposit contains measured and indicated resources of 19.17 million tonnes grading 3 grams gold per tonne for 1.86 million contained oz. gold. Inferred resources stand at 14.86 million tonnes...Read More
Vancouver-based Sitka Gold (CSE: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) has outlined an inferred resource of 1.34 million oz. gold at its Blackjack and Eiger deposits, part of the RC project in the Yukon.The inferred resource for the Blackjack and Eiger deposits combined totals 61.11 million tonnes grading 0.68 gram gold per tonne and was based on a cut-off grade of 0.25 gram gold per tonne.The resource starts at su...Read More
Multinational Indian miner Vedanta Ltd. (NSE: VEDL) is selling its zinc assets to a unit of the company, Hindustan Zinc, in a US$2.98 billion all-cash deal.Vedanta Ltd. and Hindustan Zinc are part of the London-based Vedanta Resources group. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, Vedanta Resources has about US$900 million of notes due in the first six months of this year.In a filing, Vedanta Ltd. sa...Read More
The study, based on copper production forecasts, water consumption data and other factors, and a Montecarlo simulation, said water consumption will rise to 21.Read More