The issuance of the Certificate of Authorisation is an important milestone that will allow Critical Elements to advance project financing discussions to start mine construction following the issuanceRead More
Calibre produced 38,928 ounces of gold from its Nicaragua mines in Q3, down from 44,579 oz a year earlier.Read More
Ero Copper reported adjusted Q3 earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.04, below the market consensus of $0.18.Read More
But the central bank also signaled that future increases in rates would be made in smaller steps to account for "cumulative tightening of monetary policy".Read More
RAPAPORT... The Botswana government has refuted a report that the country might scale back its sales partnership with De Beers.The local Sunday Standard claimed Botswana was expected to offer most of its large stones through parastatal Okavango Diamond Company to a partnership between Lucara Diamond Corp. and Belgian manufacturer HB Antwerp.President Mokgweetsi Masisi "publicly and forcefully...Read More
RAPAPORT... Hong Kong's hard-luxury sales rebounded in September amid an improved job market and a new stimulus payment.Sales of jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts rose 8% year on year to HKD 3.44 billion ($437.6 million) for the month, the municipality's Census and Statistics Department reported Tuesday. While July's sales saw a 30% boost, the growth slowed in August, rising only 4%. Sep...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed World Diamond Council (WDC) president Edward Asscher as vice chairman at its first in-person board meeting since the start of the pandemic.In addition to serving his second term as head of the WDC, Asscher, who was elected at the October 6 meeting in London, is the founder of the Royal Asscher Diamond Company, the RJC said Tuesday....Read More
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, November 2, 2022, Las Vegas... Diamond trading was cautious in October as demand softened. Dealers lacked the urgency to buy, anticipating further price drops. The Jewish holidays and India's Diwali festival also slowed business. US jewelers remain optimistic for the upcoming holiday season despite high inflation and economic declines.The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI?,,?) for...Read More
RAPAPORT... A 6.25-carat emerald that spent nearly four centuries in the depths of the ocean is set to go under the hammer at an upcoming Sotheby's sale in New York.The octagonal step-cut gem, salvaged from the fabled Nuestra Se??ora de Atocha shipwreck of 1622, will be one of the items the auction house will showcase at its December 7 Magnificent Jewels sale, it said Monday. A specialized team le...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Botswana's president has slammed a newspaper suggestion that the country would no longer be selling its larger diamonds to De Beers.Mokgweetsi Masisi told delegates at the Natural Diamond Summit, in the capital Gaborone, that the report was "false" and "ludicrous". The Sunday Standard newspaper ran a story headlined "Masisi to ditch De Beers for Lucara and HB Antwerp?".It...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A long-lost emerald, salvaged from a 400-year-old shipwreck is to be auctioned by Sotheby's New York.The octagonal step-cut 6.25 carat emerald ring will be sold with a $50,000 to $70,000 estimate and all proceeds will go to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.The gemstone was lost for 363 years after the galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha sank during the hurricane season in th...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), in Mumbai, India, has celebrated 12 years of operations. Vice president Mehul Shah thanked the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), in Ramat Gan, saying it had served as inspiration for the venture. The BDB complex (pictured), covering 2m sq ft, was designed in the shape of a diamond and, like IDE, it has interconnected high-rise buildings....Read More
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BHP will acquire a 19.9% stake in Brixton Metals at C$0.18 a share in deal which potentially totals C$13.4 million.Read More
"The Pentwater parties have agreed to withhold their votes at the special meeting and have delivered notices of the exercise of their dissent rights in respect of the arrangement," Pentwater CapitalRead More
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U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points in pre-opening trade. Focus today is the FOMC announcement on monetary policy at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus calls for an increase in the Fed Fund Rate by 0.75% to 3.75%-4.00% and a $95 billion asset purchase.Advanced Micro Devices $AMD added $2.41 to $62.07 after the company offered positive fourth quarter revenu...Read More
The all-important midterm elections are just one week away. I've said a lot about them, and will have more to say about them in the days to come.But today, I want to talk about something even more important: truth vs. official lies. More specifically, I want to talk about truth and propaganda.It's said that truth is the first casualty of war. And Churchill once said that in wartime, truth is so pr...Read More
This video looks at how the over 1000 percent surge in the lithium price since 2020 has been driven by a huge unexpected rise in ...Read More
The company trimmed guidance for US PGM and South African gold production, as it reported falling earnings.Read More