India tightens standards for gold

India’s new "Good Delivery Gold" standard system establishes requirements for responsible sourcing and traceability. The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has called for the swift adoption and international recognition of these standards...

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Orion Minerals secures $40m Glencore financing for Prieska mine development

Orion Minerals has secured $40 million in Tranche A financing from Glencore for its flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa's Northern Cape, after the funding became unconditional following the execution of final concentrate offtake and intercreditor...

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De Beers' Q3 output falls 11%, assumes full ownership of Gahcho Kue

Anglo American has reported an 11% decrease in De Beers’ rough diamond production for the third quarter of 2026, down to 6.8 million carats compared to 7.7 million carats in the same period last year.

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Critical Metals gets formal approval for Tanbreez rare earth mine from Greenland authorities

US-based Critical Metals Corp. has announced that its flagship Tanbreez rare earth project has received formal mining plan and closure plan approvals from the government of Greenland, paving the way for a 24-year mine life.

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Kyrgyzstan begun construction of a $556 million gold mining complex

The project is being implemented by Chaarat ZAAV, a joint venture between Canada’s Silvercorp Metals (70 %) and the state owned Kyrgyzaltyn (30 %). According to Silvercorp Metals’ calculations, once it reaches its design capacity, the enterprise will...

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Diamonds to snap back, says Standard Bank

11 march 2016

(miningnews.net) - The diamond industry’s ability to adapt to demand means it will be one of the first commodity markets to recover, according to Tim Clark, head of metals and mining research at Standard Bank. Presenting at the Mines and Money conference in London, Clark said: “We think the market participants in the diamond market are far more rational than in some other commodity markets, where we have noted a drop down to deep levels of the cost curve and a significant amount of pain that could potentially continue for a very significant amount of time as mines take a very long time to close, if they close at all.”