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London-listed URA Holdings has raised £240 000 through a placing and subscription to buy critical equipment and machinery required for the restart of the Gravelotte emerald mine, in Limpopo, South...
Emerald producer Grizzly Mining says the company’s latest emerald auction, which was held in Dubai earlier in August, generated record sales of $48.63-million. The auction saw the company offer its...
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The De Beers Group, which concluded in principle diamond sales and mining agreements with the government of Botswana at the weekend, has committed a billion pula (R1.4-billion) upfront to fund the...
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London-listed URA Holdings has completed essential workstreams at its 74%-owned Gravelotte emerald mine, in Limpopo, South Africa, ahead of restarting mining operations. Some of the work completed...
A junior diamond mining company has recovered a spectacular pink diamond from the banks of the Middle Orange River. The diamond, named Protea Pink, is a fancy pink, 29.52 ct type II diamond, with...
Gemstone miner Gemfields' latest ruby auction generated revenues of $80.4-million, with an average price of $265.99/ct realised. "With the revenue from this auction up 20% since our last ruby...
I’ll somehow re-emerge in the mining sector at some point in the future, outgoing Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said on Tuesday, when spoke to Mining Weekly in a Teams interview....
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More succinct licence processes are needed to attract exploration investment in South Africa, Pearl Gray Equity and Research managing partner Steve Booyens said on Friday. “There are loads of...
Dual-listed Gemfields has generated record auction revenue of $43.7-million from the sale of 35 high-quality rough emeralds produced from the Kagem mine. The auction had an average realised price...
Fruitful discussions are taking place on flow-through shares to incentivise junior mining and exploration, Minerals Council South Africa’s Junior and Emerging Miners Desk head Grant Mitchell said...
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is going all out to attract junior mining and exploration companies, making it easier for companies to get on to the exchange and to remain on the...
Updated guidance to help mining companies improve how human rights impacts are managed across the globe has been published by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). ICMM members...
Aim-listed Ura Holdings has raised €280 000, through a placing and subscription of shares. Moreover, the company has raised €50 000 by way of a convertible loan note with Austin Acquisitions.
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