(IDEX Online) - Piers Pigou, a political analyst and senior consultant at the International Crisis Group (ICG), argues that Zimbabwe still has a long way to go towards fostering transparency in its opaque diamond sector. "Good governance in the diamond sector, which includes tangible progress towards improved transparency and accountability, remains a key litmus test of the Zimbabwean gove...Read More
Aim-listed Firestone Diamond has recovered a 70 ct white, makeable diamond from its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho.CEO Paul Bosma said on Tuesday that the 70 ct stone was recovered in the northern, low grade part of the pit where the bulk of Firestone’s mining would take place in the coming months.Advertisement“Although the market for the smaller stones has been under pressure, we’ve...Read More
(IDEX Online) - At a Global Diamond Roundtable held earlier this month during the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, participants discussed the fall in prices of lower quality, cheaper diamonds and indicated that if this situation is to continue, the so-called diamond juniors may not survive the onslaught, unless there is a positive turnaround in the market. Firestone Diamonds CEO Paul Bosm...Read More
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New Year rebound momentum may have...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soo...Read More
Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price continued to...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus dow...Read More
Copper on the rise but still...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as i...Read More
SNC said it was in a dispute with a client over a mining project in Latin America, and while the company did not name the client, it is widely believed to be Codelco where SNC obtained engineering,Read More
Stock falls continue despite low...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
The production record was driven by increased production from the BHP operated Escondida mine that increased its production 34% to a record 1.2Mt.Meanwhile, state copper company Codelco produced 1.7Mt, its lowest output since 2014.Chile is the world's largest producer of copper and increased its market share to 27.7% of global production in 2018 from 26.7% in 2017.The production of copper concentr...Read More
Nickel prices caught the electric vehicles (EV) bug...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the la...Read More
Alderan unlocking Frisco potentialSPONSOREDalderan resourcesThe company is also searching for a 64-year-old employee who went missing on Friday after a mudslide, which was described in a translated statement as "an avalanche of proportions never before seen".On Sunday, Southern Copper said there had only been sludge, due to the intense rainfall, not a tailings dam failure in the area.Alderan unloc...Read More
Tin’s rally decelerates The...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
Technical support found Zinc prices remain...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issu...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to a tentative agreement by the U.S. Congress that will avoid a government shutdown by the end of the week.Gilead (GILD $67.62) is expected to open lower after its drug trial on chronic liver disease failed to reach expectations. Molson Coors (TAP $66.36) is...Read More
Recruiters from more than 230 companies, government agencies and graduate schools descended on the Colorado School of Mines campus Feb. 12 to speak with current students and recent graduates about job opportunities, internships and more. Here were some of the faces among the crowd at Spring Career Day flexing their networking muscle and perfecting those elevator pitches: Ana GarciaSophomore majo...Read More
Shape memory alloys are well known for their remarkable properties -superelasticity, shape memory and actuation allow them to be crumpled up and then spring back to a "remembered" original shape.But the advanced material remains drastically underutilized in commercial applications, uses that could include morphing the shape of airplane structures to make flight more efficient or deploying communi...Read More
The view from space of the nighttime lights on Earth is one of the most iconic images of humanity's presence.But more than just a pretty picture, these and other nocturnal radiant emissions are increasingly being used for scientific and public policy applications.The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines is establishing a new research group dedicated to the development of d...Read More