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Axiom defines five years of production

Axiom Mining has received an updated JORC-compliant resource at the Isabel Nickel Project in the Solomon Islands which defines the first five years of nickel production. At Kolosori tenement the high-grade saprolite resource tonnage doubled to 3.9 million dry...

ALROSA Supervisory Board Approves 2016 Budget

At its meeting held on December 22, ALROSA Supervisory Board reviewed and approved the budget of the Company and ALROSA Group for 2016. The 2016 mining operations plan is drawn up in accordance with ALROSA's Long-term Development Program. Diamond...

Kyrgyzstan freezes talks with Centerra Gold over Kumtor

Kyrgyzstan freezes talks with Centerra Gold on Kumtor Kumtor gold mine. The Kyrgyzstan government halted Tuesday talks with Canadian miner Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) over plans to restructure their joint Kumtor project, saying the current deal "ran counter to the country's...

Former Aussie coal magnate Nathan Tinkler buys Anglo American mine

Former Aussie coal magnate Nathan Tinkler buys Anglo American mineNathan Tinkler was once Australia's youngest billionaire, but lost it all when coal prices crumbled. (Image from archives) Australian electrician turned mining entrepreneur, Nathan Tinkler, is once again trying to...

Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firm

Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firmAerial image from north of York potash mine site. (Courtesy of Sirius Minerals) London-listed Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX), the company building a potash mine beneath a U.K. national...

Mining projects worth $56 billion to come on stream in Peru beginning 2016

Mining projects worth $56 billion to come on stream in PeruMMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine is the largest China-backed mining projects scheduled to come on stream in Peru next year. Mining projects worth more than $56 billion are expected...

The world’s largest black diamond can now be seen in Dubai

The world’s largest black diamond can now be seen in DubaiThe unusual gem is named after the Korloff -Sapojnikoff family, members of the Russian nobility, who once owned it. Billed as the world’s largest known black diamond, the 88-karat...

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