BHP puts top-level salaries on ice The world's No.1 miner paid its chief executive Mike Henry $6.1 million for the first six months on the job. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2020 | 3:48 am
MegumaGold and Osprey merge The deal creates a Nova Scotia-focused gold exploration company with a consolidated land package. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2020 | 7:09 am
Gemfields warns of large loss as pandemic hits auctions The precious gemstones miner expects to swing to an interim net loss in H1 as it has only been able to hold one sale due to covid-19. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2020 | 5:37 am
SolGold gets $100m injection from Franco-Nevada The funding is part of a net-smelter royalty finance agreement (NSR) between the parties. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2020 | 2:49 am
De Beers sales hint diamond market has bottomed out Improved sales show the diamond market may have bottomed out and be on the slow road to recovery, say analysts. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2020 | 8:03 am
Rio Tinto heads roll over sacred Aboriginal site destruction CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques, iron ore boss Chris Salisbury, and corporate affairs head Simone Niven will have to step down. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2020 | 3:20 am
Turquoise Hill stock tanks on Mongolia mine funding Turquoise Hill shares dropped 23% after controlling shareholder Rio Tinto announced a $500m debt deal for the troubled Oyu Tolgoi expansion. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 7:14 am
BHP 30% by 2030 emissions reduction target fails to impress The miner has not set goals to cut its Scope 3 emissions — those indirectly generated by end-users. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 5:03 am
B2Gold completes Fekola mill expansion ahead of schedule The mill expansion at B2Gold's flagship Fekola mine in Mali will process 7.5 million tonnes of ore a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 3:45 am
Gemfields steps up efforts to tap Chinese market A report highlighted the “huge potential” for ethically sourced gems in that market. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2020 | 9:23 am
