In preparation for the development, the company has consolidated full ownership of the project having bought the stakes in the project previously owned by Peruvian miner Buenaventura and Japan'sRead More
The former minnow has been transformed into a A$1.2 billion gold miner in the last two years, first through the US$28.Read More
"Considering the issue of social conflicts we are going to pass a decentralized investment package in mining zones," Graham said at the biennial Gold, Silver and Copper Symposium in Lima organised byRead More
The bad news continued with the company's results for the quarter to March 31 as production plummeted 37.5% to 25,100 gold equivalent ounces at an all-in sustaining cost of $2,146 per ounce, from 40,150oz in the December 2021 quarter.The fall in production saw the company report a net loss of US$19.3 million on revenue of $25.5 million in the quarter compared with a net loss of $21 million in the...Read More
Predictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryOreCorp prepares to deliver Tanzania's next big gold mineSPONSOREDorecorpIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixArrow Minerals on the gold discovery path in West AfricaSPONSOREDarrow mineralsArtisanal and small scale mining (ASM) is often treated as something of a dirty secret in the min...Read More
RAPAPORT... Israel's diamond trade grew at a slower pace in April as the Russian conflict reduced global market sentiment.Polished exports for the month rose 38% year on year to $443.7 million after returns of unsold items, compared with a 58% jump in March, the Ministry of Economy and Industry reported last week. Export volume slumped 55% to 60,836 carats, with the average price more than tr...Read More
RAPAPORT... Sotheby's garnered $36.4 million from its most recent Geneva sale, even as several top lots failed to find buyers.A 7.17-carat, fancy-intense-purple-pink, VVS2-clarity diamond ring was the top seller at the May 10 Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction. The cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut stone brought in $5.6 million, or $790,464 per carat, within its price estima...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds' sale of its Ghaghoo mine in Botswana has broken down for the third time in five years.Okwa Diamonds, owned by Vast Resources and Botswana Diamonds, struck a deal with Gem Diamonds last year to purchase the deposit for $4 million. That sale was dependent on Botswana Diamonds securing a funding partner after Vast dropped out, which it failed to do by the May 10 deadline, Ge...Read More
RAPAPORT... The word "metaverse" is suddenly on everyone's lips, but what does it mean and why is it important for the diamond industry? That was the topic for the second episode of "Fast-Tracking the Future," a webinar series sponsored by Sarine Technologies.Titled "Diamonds in the Metaverse," the session explored non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their potential benefits for the market. The pa...Read More
RAPAPORT... The recent geopolitical storm pushed De Beers to accelerate the expansion of its blockchain platform, chief brand officer David Prager told Rapaport News.The miner recently launched a scaled-up version of Tracr, enabling the industry to trace all De Beers diamonds through to the jewelry store. The business-to-business (B2B) tool lets retailers see a stone's entire path through the supp...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A small-time farmer in the the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh recovered an 11.88-carat diamond, which has been valued at $65,000.Pratap Singh Yadav said he'd use proceeds from the sale of the stone to set up a business and pay for his children's education.He struck lucky while digging a small patch of land leased from the authorities in the diamond-rich Panna dist...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Overall prices of fancy color diamonds rose by 1.0 per cent in the last three months, double the increase of the previous quarter.Pinks led the price gains, up by 1.3 per cent, during Q1 2022, according to the Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI). Yellows were up 0.7 per cent and blues by 0.1 per cent.The New York-based Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) tracks pricing data for fan...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The average spend on a diamond engagement ring in the US last year was $7,011, up 6.1 per cent on 2020, as couples opted for bigger stones, and more lab growns.The size of the center stone diamond size rose, on average, from 1.20 carats to 1.32 carats.And almost a quarter of couple are choosing a lab grown stone, according to research for BriteCo, an insurance technology company. T...Read More
Predictive Discovery to forge a golden future in GuineaSPONSOREDpredictive discoveryOreCorp prepares to deliver Tanzania's next big gold mineSPONSOREDorecorpIsoMetrix launches pioneering ESG applicationSPONSOREDisometrixArrow Minerals on the gold discovery path in West AfricaSPONSOREDarrow mineralsPeru failed to meet its March 31 reporting deadline for its 2019 EITI report. The suspension can...Read More
"In addition to an underlying strengthening of the Brazilian Real during the first quarter, our operating costs faced the same inflationary headwinds experienced globally across all industries," Ero'sRead More
After producing 55,602 tonnes of copper in concentrate in Q1—which compares to 105,884 tonnes for the full year of 2021, Ivanhoe expects to reach the upper end of 2022 copper production guidance of 290,000-340,000 tonnes. This has been aided by the early commissioning of the phase 2 concentrator plant, it said.C1 cash costs, meanwhile, were US$1.21 per pound in the quarter which compares to...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the U.S. April Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 1.2% in March. Actual was an increase of 0.3%. On a year-over-year basis consensus was an increase of 8.1% versus a gain of 8.5% in March....Read More
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says that the company is in "uncharted territory" regarding the closure of the sale of its Russian assets. In April, the company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with the Highland Gold Mining group of companies to sell its Russian assets for US$680 million, weeks after Western nations announced sanctions on Russia after the country began i...Read More
Uranium producers Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and Orano are increasing their stakes in the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan by buying Idemitsu Canada Resources' 7.9% interest in the asset for $187 million.Cameco, the world's third-largest uranium producer, will see its ownership in the mine rise by just over 4.5% to almost 54.5%, while Orano's will increase to slightly over 40.45%...Read More
Shares of Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) rose to their highest level in a week as the company beat analysts' expectations in its quarterly report. The company produced 1.3 million oz. silver in the first quarter of 2022, a 25% increase from the first quarter last year and 17% higher than BMO's predictions. It also produced 8,695 oz. gold, a 22% decrease from its production last year but...Read More