The company consolidated full ownership of Canada's foremost mine, Read More

SRK Consulting advocates an integrated approach to mine closure.SPONSOREDsrk consultingEvion Group emerging 'on the graphite map' as plans near fruitionSPONSOREDevion groupAruma Resources recognising the potential in its diverse portfolioSPONSOREDaruma resourcesNamesake project drives Australian Vanadium towards vertical integrationSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumThe Financial Times reports th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Christie's Geneva today (18 September) announced it will be selling the largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue gem ever to appear at auction history, with an estimate of $35m to $50m.The 17.61-carat diamond, named Bleu Royal, is set in a ring and has been part of a private collection for the last 50 years. It will be sold on 7 November as part of the Magnificent Jewels a...Read More

"Only when the tide goes out do you learn who's been swimming naked." Warren BuffettDear Outsider,I just got back from the beach during a much-needed respite.Soaking up the sun, swimming, and trying my hand at surfing why don't I live like this every day?Everyone seems happier at the beach... Maybe that's what retirement looks like.But the entire process of surfing reminded me exactly of i...Read More

The company will pay $20 million upon closing the transaction, an additional $10 million upon B2Gold announcing a Gramalote construction decision, $10 million upon commercial production beginningRead More

SRK Consulting advocates an integrated approach to mine closure.SPONSOREDsrk consultingAruma Resources recognising the potential in its diverse portfolioSPONSOREDaruma resourcesEvion Group emerging 'on the graphite map' as plans near fruitionSPONSOREDevion groupNamesake project drives Australian Vanadium towards vertical integrationSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumFulcrum took 141 rock samples,...Read More

The Financial Times reports that Belgian officials expect an announcement from the G7 within three weeks, giving a timetable to a full ban.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Russia's AGD Diamonds and its Belgian subsidiary Grib Diamonds have both been sanctioned by the US.The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated them in an attempt to limit Russia's revenue for its war effort from mining industries.Almost 100 other sanctions were imposed at the same time on Russian elites and its industrial b...Read More

Namesake project drives Australian Vanadium towards vertical integrationSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumEvion Group emerging 'on the graphite map' as plans near fruitionSPONSOREDevion groupAruma Resources recognising the potential in its diverse portfolioSPONSOREDaruma resourcesSRK Consulting advocates an integrated approach to mine closure.SPONSOREDsrk consultingMissing, so far, is the bigges...Read More

The financial system is in a slow-motion meltdown. There are many indications that the economy's in trouble, despite what you'll hear from the cheerleaders in the mainstream media.Commercial real estate values are crashing, and the associated loans are going into default. Credit cards are maxed out and borrowers are being punished with 20% or even 30% interest rates (that will double the outstandi...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The G7 nations are on the brink of announcing a ban on Russian diamonds, to take effect from 1 January 2024.Belgian officials say they expect confirmation of the move within the next three weeks, according to reports by Reuters and the Financial Times (FT).G7 members - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the US (and the EU) account, between them, for 70 per c...Read More

With the transaction due to close before year-end, it will result in a combined portfolio of 105 royalties and streams, including many multi-decade assets, which will propel the company's goldRead More

(IDEX Online) - A new high jewelry fair, billed as a first for collectors and enthusiasts, is to take place at an exclusive venue near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris.ArtVendome borrows its name from the iconic Place Vendome, home to Cartier, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels and Chaumet and many other maisons.Richard Steeve Giraud, founder and CEO of ArtVendome, real estate investor and avid art colle...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Twin nieces of the late Princess Diana have been appointed as brand ambassadors to Boodles, the luxury British jeweler.Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer, aged 31, are daughters of Princess Diana's younger brother, Charles Spencer, and his first wife, Victoria Lockwood.The royal pair, brought up in South Africa and now living in London, will represent Boodles, a privately-held...Read More

(In association with Bharat Diamond Bourse) The fifth edition of Bharat Diamond Week (BDW) will give India's smaller manufacturers a chance to connect with big buyers from abroad.Organizers say they already have delegations confirmed from China, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Brazil, Latin America, Japan and UAE for the three-day event.They're expecting more international buying t...Read More

With federal permitting times often viewed as being lengthy and uncertain when a project is on public land, Revival Gold, Dakota Gold, Perpetua Resources, Hycroft Mining and Liberty Gold hope toRead More

What’s the point of discussing reforms that aren’t even possible in the current status quo? That’s a good question, as any discussion of major systemic changes can be dismissed as pointless (since they’ll never be adopted), and a distraction from the “real work” that can be managed within the current system.On the other hand, we might ask: What’s the point...Read More

Many junior explorers face the prospect of having to refinance within the next six to 12 months in a market that has been horrible to them for much of the year and their share prices.Read More

The EU's Critical Raw Material Act is winding its way through the legislative process, showing signs of becoming more, rather than less ambitious, as it goes.Read More

This drop was driven by a fall in production, to 2.67 million carats, down from 3.34 million a year earlier, stemming mainly from stalled operations at the Williamson operation in Tanzania.Read More