RAPAPORT... With Tiffany & Co. refurbishing its flagship store on New York's Fifth Avenue, there is a buzz of speculation on how the retailer plans to make the shop more interactive and appealing to millennials, as it has vowed to do. What people may not know, however, is that Tiffany has already made a similar move in London, opening a new, modern store that strikes a different tone than...Read More

RAPAPORT... Swiss watch exports rose in February, as stockpiling in theUK prior to Brexit accounted for 80% of the industry's worldwide growth. Shipments rose 3.4% to CHF 1.8 billion ($1.8 billion) forthe month overall, following a two-month downturn. Supply to the UK surged 58%to CHF 126.5 million ($126.5 million), while those to China bounced back,rising 15% to CHF 151.1 million ($151.1 mil...Read More

A report published by Deloitte Access Economics reveals that Australian mining companies paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18 - the equivalent of all Federal Government spending on Australian schools, universities and vocational training.According to the report, the dollar amount paid in company taxes over the past couple of years surpasses that of 2011-12, which was the pea...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. Latest transaction: hot-rolled coilHot-rolled coilEast China, domestic, commercial-grade...Read More

The Debswana Diamond Company (Debswana), a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group, is launching its Cut-9 project, to extend the life of Jwaneng Mine to 2035. The mine is expected to yield an estimated 53 million carats of rough diamonds from 44 million tons of treated material. Debswana will invest approximately US$2 billion over the life of the...Read More

Alrosa, one of the world's leading diamond miners has initiated a decision-making protocol that will determine if the company's diamond mine at the famous Mir pipe is to be permanently decommissioned or fully restored.   The protocol will require deep level exploration down to -1,300 meter to confirm the mine's reserves. These activities are scheduled to be completed by early 2022. Budg...Read More

RAPAPORT... Mining operations at Alrosa's Mir deposit won't resume until at least 2030, as the company carries out work on the site that could take up to 13 years. It will take approximately five years for the miner to conduct deep-levelexploration and designwork that will enable it to open the site safely. That will costthe company RUB 2 billion ($30.9 million), Alrosa said Monday. Alr...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices edged up further on Tuesday March 19 on steady end-user demand amid favorable weather. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,870-3,900 yuan ($576-581) per tonne, narrowed upward by 20 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,850-3,890 yuan per tonne, narrowed upward by 10 yuan per tonneWarmer weather in both Shanghai and Beijing led contractors to raise their procure...Read More

For the ninth year in a row, Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) has created a two-day gathering of experts and visionaries working across various fields related to gold. From journalists and jewelry designers, to environmentalists and government regulators, an international gathering of those passionate about gold will discuss challenges the precious metal and its surrounding industries face tod...Read More

A new mine in Saskatchewan will change the way potash is produced and sold.The Saskatoon-based Gensource Potash Corporation plans to build a mine between Eyebrow and Tugaske, about one hour northwest of Moose Jaw. The Vanguard One project is currently in the financing phase and if everything goes as planned, construction is expected to begin this spring.Construction will create about 150 jobs and...Read More

The logic behind BHP's potash play is strong, but investors won't be convinced to back it until the mining giant convinces itself.Continue reading...Read More

A court in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state has authorized miner Vale to resume operations at its Laranjeiras tailings dam, connected to the Brucutu iron ore mine, which has capacity for 30 million tonnes per year.The court in Belo Horizonte, which is the Minas Gerais state capital, also ordered the state's environmental agency, Semad, to comply with the decision that allows activities at...Read More

Iron ore prices corrected down on Tuesday March 19, with futures and spot market activity at Chinese ports both declining after Monday's gains.Tuesday also saw Fastmarkets' MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index used for the first time as part of a basket of measures to price Pilbara Blend fines.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $87.23 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.03 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara B...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials. ...Read More

"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAntofagasta said the total dividend was above its minimum pay-out policy of 35% of underlying earnings per share and equal to a 65% pay-out ratio, down from last year's pay-out ratio of 67%.Read More

Prices for seaborne coking coal sold to China are showing signs of softening amid weak end-user demand, with uncertainties related to import restrictions at some ports complicating the market further."Buyers in southern China are discouraged from buying due to obstacles attributed to port authorities. It is a long and tedious process for end users to get their coal imports cleared by customs, and...Read More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsThe inferred Andrade copper deposit contains 10.8 million tonnes grading 0.56% copper and 2.56 grams per tonne silver, included within which there's an "openpit constrained" 1.3Mt of oxidised material at 0.43% copper.Aguia said the resource was located in a single structural panel, and that i...Read More

Brazil's Vale has obtained a court order allowing it to restart port activities at its Gua?-ba Island Terminal, it said late on Monday March 18.The iron ore miner had suspended port activities at the terminal earlier this month on orders of the Mangaratiba city government."Following the court decision, Mangaratiba City Hall authorities lifted the interdiction. Vale reaffirms that it has all valid...Read More

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Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxAltech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsThe company has spiced up its majority-owned Productora deposit - which has a resource base of about 1.5 million tonnes of copper and 1 million ounces of gold - with two recent additions that look set to deliver critical mass for a globally-significant copper development.The first is the majo...Read More