(IDEX Online) - Sanction-hit Alrosa is expected to make no dividend payment to shareholders for the second half of last year, citing the need to "maintain sustainability of its operations".The miner, a third owned by the Russian government, today announced that its supervisory board was recommending the move.In 1H 2021, Alrosa paid out just over $1bn (RUB64.7bn) to shareholders, more than 70% of t...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Bank of America is forecasting a 15 per cent increase in diamond prices this year, amid the ongoing squeeze on supplies.It says supply of diamonds is now the lowest since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. And the US currently accounts for a half of global demand, says the bank, one of the world's largest financial institutions.Sanctions on Russia, over its invasion of Ukrain...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) appointed seven directors at its AGM, but has yet to find a permanent replacement for executive director Iris Van der Veken.She quit at the end of March over the council's failure to take a tougher stance against Alrosa, the miner that is one-third owned by the Russian government.The London-based watchdog was also rocked by the departure...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A huge 1kg platinum coin, set with 6.5-carats of Argyle pink diamonds, smashed estimates when it sold at auction for just over US$1m.The one-off creation is the highlight of the Royal Canadian Mint's Opulence Collection, featuring gems from the iconic Australian mine that closed in November 2020.The rose gold-plated, platinum coin, known as The Ultimate, was hand set with 462...Read More

Mining exports increased 99% in 2021 to US$2.1 billion compared with 2020, due to the ramp-up of the Mirador copper mine and the Fruta del Norte gold mine, in addition to higher metal prices.Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points in pre-opening trade.Novavax jumped $9.96 to $57.50 after the FDA Advisory Group voted to recommend the company's COVID 19 vaccine.Scotts Miracle Grow plunged $13.86 to $88.32 after issuing a profit warning. Campbell Soup added $1.70 to $48.30 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter revenu...Read More

Graphite One (GPH: TSXV; US-OTC: GPHOF) has reported high-grade results from its 2021 drill program at the Graphite Creek project in Alaska as it looks to complete a prefeasibility study towards the end of July. Highlights from the 2,150 metres of drilling include 5.8 metres grading 35.78% graphitic carbon starting from 61.6 metres in hole 21GC0624800; and 16 metres grading 6.9% graphitic carb...Read More

Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ) has inked a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a 100% interest in the Mactung Tungsten Project in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the company said in a news release Tuesday.The Mactung site, which straddles the border of the two territories contains one of the largest and highest-grade tungsten deposits in the world and is among the few potential sizable sourc...Read More

Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; OTC: MAUTF) has entered into an agreement with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) to acquire a 100% interest in the Mankono-Siss?(C)dougou joint venture project in C??te d'Ivoire.The JV project consists of three properties - Siss?(C)dougou, Gbongogo and Siss?(C)pl?(C) - that lie within the perimeter of the company's Kon?(C) gold pr...Read More

The board of Russian diamond major Alrosa (MCX: ALRS) has suggested shareholders vote to receive no dividend for 2021 during the upcoming general meeting.Alrosa reported a net profit of 91.32 billion rubles ($1.89 billion) in 2021, nearly triple the 32.25 billion rubles ($662.87 million) profit in 2020. Dividends for the first half of 2021 amounted to 64.7 billion rubles ($1.3 billion), topping 70...Read More

Amid the frenzied analyses of supply, demand and spiking prices for green metals and critical minerals, another metal may be preparing to steal the spotlight: gold. While the price of gold spiked earlier this year to US$2,068 per oz. (just shy of its August 2020 all-time high) on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it hasn't stayed at those elevated levels. At press time, the yellow metal was at a rela...Read More

Canada's Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) unveiled Wednesday a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Copper World Complex in Arizona, which includes recently discovered deposits at the property as well as the Rosemont asset.The document comes only two weeks after a U.S. court cleared the path for the company to proceed with its planned Copper World mine.Hudbay's other major copper...Read More

Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV), the company building western Europe's largest lithium mine, said on Wednesday it sympathized with shareholders' frustration regarding the time Portugal has taken to review its application, but noted it was a political process beyond the company's control.Chairman Matthew King said the company expected to make further progress at the Mina do Barroso project this year,...Read More

Seahawks safety Jamal Adams meets with the Seattle media during minicamp, discussing how he's dealt with injuries, him overcoming adversity, and more.Subscri...Read full newsRead More

When investing in any mining company, there is a specific type of high-level stock of which you should be aware. Dividend paying stocks can significantly increase your return on investment while also providing you with a source of recurring revenue. However, it's important that you understand how to...Read full newsRead More

GCM Mining Corp. ("GCM Mining" or the "Company") (TSX: GCM, OTCQX: TPRFF) announced today that it has published its second annual ESG report entitled "2021 Sustainability Report" which is available on its website at www.gcm-mining.com.Lombardo Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of GCM Mining, commenti...Read full newsRead More

The move by the MFA follows legal action taken by US hedge fund Elliott Management and Jane Street in taking legal action at the English High Court against the exchange.Read More

The additional share purchase will bring total shareholder payments to around $4 billion this year under its existing normal course issuer bid.Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Sitka Gold Corp. [SIG-CSE, SITKF - OTCQB, 1RF-FSE] has raised $4.7 million from an oversubscribed private placement financing and will use the proceeds to fund exploration on its Yukon projects."The main focus this year will be aggressive development of our new Blackjack Zone gold discovery at the RC Gold Project, where we are currently conducting a 10,000-metre d...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Uranium stocks surged Tuesday, on the news, reported by Bloomberg, that the Biden Administration is seeking $4.3 billion in funds to purchase enriched uranium, a move aimed at spurring the development of the US uranium industry.The US has long been largely dependent on Russian uranium imports to meet demand for the nuclear reactor fuel. The proposed plan, which would...Read More