by Gordon Barratt | Aug 22, 2022 | News
India, which cuts or polishes about 90% of the diamonds sold in the world, is ramping up sales of laboratory-made gems as demand from the US surges and they become more accepted in other markets. Exports of polished lab-grown diamonds may double in the current...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 22, 2022 | News
President Joe Biden signs the bill. Australia’s critical minerals will drive the United States’ electric vehicle battery program following its move to grant preferred status to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners. The US Inflation Reduction Act is a boost for the...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 22, 2022 | News
As China looks to emerge strongly from recent COVID lockdowns, Australian miners are set to welcome the economic return of their biggest export customer. According to a new report from Ausbil Global Resources Fund, China is “likely to accelerate growth coming out...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2022 | News
The Australian resources sector has welcomed a consultation paper from the federal government on the safeguard mechanism as part of providing certainty for Australia’s biggest emitters on their pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050. Minister for Climate Change and...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2022 | News
A call for funding applications to be submitted for the development of the hydrogen economy is made in an advertisement placed today by South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). The call is for...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2022 | News
Junior Dateline Resources is hoping to raise A$6.25-million to fund gold and rare earths exploration in California. The ASX-listed company will issue 62.5-million shares, at a price of 10c each under its existing placement capacity, and will grant 15.62-million...