Barrick moves to transform Zambia’s Lumwana into a Tier1 copper mine

Barrick Gold has initiated a $2 billion development project for a Super Pit at its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, paving the way for construction to commence in 2025.

04 october 2024

KPMG names carbon footprint reduction key component for operational excellence in mining

KPMG, an audit, tax, and advisory company, named decarbonisation as the key component to ensure operational excellence for mining enterprises.

04 october 2024

Mining giant Rio Tinto auctions collection of rare fancy diamonds

Australian-British mining company Rio Tinto has launched its 2024 Beyond Rare Tender with a special collection of rare fancy diamonds from the Argyle diamond mine in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, which closed four years ago.

04 october 2024

Brazil’s Pará state defends laws promoting illegal gold mining - report

The Brazilian state of Pará is defending local regulations that encourage illegal gold mining in the region against the Green Party.

04 october 2024

Castillo divests from Cangai Copper Mine

Zambia and Australia-focused Base metal explorer Castillo Copper has entered into a conditional agreement with ASX-listed Infinity Mining to sell three granted exploration licences EL 8625, EL 8635 and EL 8601 in northern New South Wales, which host...

04 october 2024

You can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Alibaba

20 september 2024

By Benj Edwards

(arstechnica.com) - In an age when you can get just about anything online, it's probably no surprise that you can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Chinese eCommerce site Alibaba. If, like me, you haven't been paying attention to the diamond industry, it turns out that the availability of these machines reflects an ongoing trend toward democratizing diamond production—a process that began decades ago and continues to evolve.