by Gordon Barratt | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Rio Tinto has uncovered one of the largest gem-quality diamonds to be ever be discovered at its Diavik Diamond mine in Canada. The 158.20 carat rough diamond was found at the remote site, located 200km south of the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories of Canada....
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Australia aims to become a globally significant producer of raw and processed critical minerals. Some background and explanation behind the ambition. -Australia offers an abundance in metals and minerals, but processing capacity is limited-Critical and strategic...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamonds has terminated its engineering, procurement, and construction management contract with JDS Energy & Mining (JDS), effective March 31, as it transitions to owner-managed operations at the Karowe underground expansion project...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Gold prices hit a record peak on Tuesday, as concerns that US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs might fuel inflationary pressures and impede economic growth drove safe-haven demand. Spot gold was up 0.6% at $3 142.83 an ounce, as of 03:10 GMT, after...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining. A former investment banker who quit the legendary London-based commodity hedge fund Red Kite to start out on his own a decade ago, Lewnowski’s company Orion Resource Partners is now...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 1, 2025 | News
ABB has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant called the GMD Copilot, designed to optimise the operation of gearless drives (GMDs). The innovation gives the user context-specific information instantly and provides a complete overview of the system...
