Covering mining’s projects, people, and sticky challengesThis will be my last editorial for The Northern Miner after 19 years here, and with its sister publications. In December, I’m […]Alisha Hiyate | November 27, 2024 | 1:40 pm
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trustOver the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm
New method could simplify detection of diamond depositsGeologists from ETH Zurich and the University of Melbourne have…Staff Writer | February 11, 2024 | 6:06 am
Star Diamond confirms Type IIa high value diamonds at Orion North, Taurus kimberlites Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) has completed a study into the abundance of Type IIa diamonds in parcels recovered from the Early Joli […] Jackson Chen | May 2, 2022 | 10:34 am
Will the Far North be left out of the critical minerals rush? When Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine closes in 2025, it’s going to put a major dent in the finances of the Northwest […] Alisha Hiyate | April 28, 2022 | 6:21 am
Namibian cuprous oxide gemstone could hold key to quantum computers New research led by the UK’s University of St Andrews found that a special form of light made using an ancient Namibian […] Staff Writer | April 19, 2022 | 5:05 am
Lab-grown ultra-uniform nanodiamonds now a reality Researchers at the University of North Texas have developed a method to grow ultra-uniform nanodiamonds without the need for explosives. The tiny […] Staff Writer | April 3, 2022 | 5:49 am
International trade data on emerald, ruby supply skewed – report A recent report published by Africa-focused Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) rings the alarm bell on the lack of reliability of data […] Staff Writer | March 13, 2022 | 7:23 am
Kimberlites provide clues as to how what happens on earth’s surface affects the lower mantle Researchers examining kimberlites from different epochs of earth’s history discovered that what happens on the planet’s surface affects its interior – even […] Staff Writer | March 13, 2022 | 5:17 am
Nomads may have taken over Egypt’s emerald mines before the fall of the Roman Empire New research by archaeologists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Warsaw found that Roman Empire emerald mines may […] MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2022 | 5:05 am
Flawed diamonds may be the key to quantum internet New research by a team at Japan’s Yokohama National University found that flaws in diamonds —atomic defects where carbon is replaced by […] MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 16, 2022 | 6:38 am
Ford Foundation commits $3m to back ESG initiatives linked to West Africa’s resource sector The Ford Foundation announced a commitment to destine $3 million to launch the Extractive Industry and Climate Change Governance Fund, a five-year […] MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 15, 2021 | 5:05 am