Ekati diamond mine to be closed down after failed attempts at sale

The Ekati diamond mine in Canada will be shut down by court order after its owner, Burgundy Diamond Mines, failed to find a buyer for the asset.

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Zijin begins lithium exports from DRC's Manono project to China — report

Zijin has started exporting lithium concentrate from its Manono project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Reuters.

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Nornickel CEO claims global demand for company’s metals ‘stable’

The demand for Norilsk Nickel metals in the global market is stable, but the situation with logistics and sales will remain difficult, said president of the company Vladimir Potanin during a meeting with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.

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Sibanye-Stillwater targets 75% chrome volume increase

Chrome is a growing value contributor to Sibanye-Stillwater's South African platinum group metals portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support, Mining Weekly has reported.

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Platinum and palladium to be produced in Russia’s Arctic zone

RT-Engineering, a holding company of the Rostec state corporation, has completed the main stage of construction at the Chernogorsk Mining and Processing Plant, which will become a major new center for mining and processing of ores containing platinum...

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One of the World’s Biggest Diamonds Could Be Key to Some of the World’s Fastest Microchips

12 january 2024

By Christopher Mims

(wsj.com) - Microchips are hot. Literally. As engineers cram more functions and power into chips, they require more energy and, thus, produce more heat than ever before. To beat that heat, which limits the performance of the computers and other gadgets we use, Silicon Valley is looking to some surprising materials.