(IDEX Online) - The Kimberley Process faces criticism for failing to act on Russian diamonds, in a hard-hitting report by a Belgium-based independent research institute."Following several failed reform attempts, the Kimberley Process still looks at conflict through a 20-year-old lens," says Hans Merket, (pictured) researcher for the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) in a report entitl...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Australia's diamond industry is to be revived with the launch of Burgundy branded gems, with price tags of up to US$7.5m.It hasn't produced diamonds since the closure of the iconic Argyle mine, in November 2020, but Ellendale, famous for its yellow gems, is due to resume operations by the end of the year.Perth-based Burgundy, which now owns the deposit, will mine, polish...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A New York jeweler has been charged with laundering money for violent gang members.Stanislav "Steve" Yakubov, allegedly acted as a fence for armed attackers who stole watches and jewelry worth $2m in a series of assaults on jewelers near their homes in New York and New Jersey.He was arrested last month and has since been indicted in Manhattan Federal Court on allegations that he bo...Read More
The Q1 production fell 38% year-on-year to 15.9Mlb CuEq, which Sierra blamed mainly on a 50% decrease in throughput at Bolivar mine in Mexico, in conjunction with lower-grade ore. "An improvement is expected on a quarterly basis, in particular during the second half of the year, due to the full turn-around effort currently underway," Sierra's CEO Luis Marchese said. He said that the turn...Read More
Historic assays build hype for Alicanto at SalaSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsMakuutu magnetises support for Ionic Rare EarthsSPONSOREDionic rare earthsFortuna backs West Africa for growthSPONSOREDfortuna silver minesWest Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDVale's iron ore production stood at 63.93 million tonnes in Q1, having dropped 6% year-on-year and 23% quarter-on-quarter. Pellet productio...Read More
Historic assays build hype for Alicanto at SalaSPONSOREDalicanto mineralsMakuutu magnetises support for Ionic Rare EarthsSPONSOREDionic rare earthsFortuna backs West Africa for growthSPONSOREDfortuna silver minesWest Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDShipments were 71.5 million tonnes, well below consensus estimates of 76.6Mt and missing RBC Capital Market's more conservative forecast of 73.1...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points in pre-opening trade.Investors are watching for news on U.S. interest rate trends in the Beige Book to be released at 2:00 PM EDTThe Canadian Dollar added 0.06 to U.S.79.82 cents following release of the March Canadian Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. On a year-over-year basis, consensus for March C...Read More
The value of global magnet rare earth oxide consumption will triple by 2035, from US$15.1 billion to US$46.2 billion, according to a new report published by Adamas Intelligence, an independent research group. It also predicts the lack of new primary and secondary supply sources for rare earth oxides in the market from 2022 onwards, coupled with the inability of existing producers to increase thei...Read More
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; OTC: FTMDF) has released results from 2021 drilling on its wholly-owned NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper property, including the confirmation of a new mineralized zone.The NICO project consists of a proposed open-pit and underground mine, mill, and concentrator in the Northwest Territories, and a planned hydrometallurgical refinery in Alberta's Industrial Heartland northe...Read More
SolGold (LSE: SOLG; TSX: SOLG) published on Wednesday a long-awaited prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Cascabel project in Ecuador, which states the asset has the potential to become one of the 20 largest copper-gold mines in South America.The miner, which owns 85% of Cascabel, estimated the project's EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, at US$1.2 billion o...Read More
When Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) reported recent results from its 2022 Phase 1 exploration program, it confirmed the potential to expand the existing gold resources at its flagship, 100%-owned Wawa Gold Project in the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt of Ontario.Initial drilling and exploration at the Wawa Gold Project led to a discoveries of significant new gold mineralization at t...Read More
De Beers, the world's largest diamond miner by market capitalization, has inked two mineral investment deals with the Angolan government granting the company exploration rights for 35 years in the country's northeast.Each concession area will be held by a separate new joint venture between De Beers Group and Endiama, Angola's state-owned diamond company, the parties said.De Beers, a unit of Anglo...Read More
An international team of researchers from the U.S., Canada and South Africa found higher levels of silica dust in the lung tissue of present-day coal miners working in central Appalachia compared to the lung tissue of previous generations of coal miners.In a paper published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, scientists explain that though silica is safe in rock formations, breathing i...Read More
There is concern that the metals industry cannot deliver the supply required to achieve the Paris accord decarbonisation targets. Could an economic slowdown provide the breathing space that the industry needs?Read full newsRead More
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TRU Precious Metals (TSXV.TRU | OTCQB.TRUIF) has assembled a district scale land package in the highly-prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt.Read full newsRead More
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Does anyone else find it deeply ironic that the guy who invented Facebook doesn't seem to have any friends?Mark Zuckerberg is routinely lampooned as an egotistical, self-centered, and somewhat lifeless soul.He's even admitted as much himself."Historically, I've had a very hard time expressing myself," Zuckerberg once acknowledged in an interview with NBC Nightly News. "I just come across as roboti...Read More
This article is written and presented by The Shareholder Report.com. Junior Miners would like to thank the author and editor for allowing us to present this article on our website. Be sure to visit the authors website by clicking the link above.Secova Metals (CSE: SEK & OTC SEKZF) is an extremely exciting near-term gold producer in the province of Quebec, Canada which is currently trading at a rid...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp. [NEV-TSXV; NVSGF-OTC] reported intersecting lithium mineralization over significant widths in the inaugural drilling program at its 100%-owned Gemini lithium project, located in the Lida Valley basin in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Drilling began in the second week of March 2022 and concluded in the first week of April 2022. Two boreholes were...Read More