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AngloGold Ashanti’s Tropicana gold mine can go underground — study

A prefeasibility study into the development of a mine beneath the Boston Shaker pits confirmed the technical and financial viability of an underground mine at AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group’s Tropicana operation.

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Gem Diamonds finds 14 stones over 100cts, reaches record high in 2018

Miner is ending 2018 on a high note after finding another two large diamonds from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the world’s highest dollar per carat diamond operation.

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Jewellery giant Chow Tai Fook joins De Beers diamonds tracking pilot

The Hong Kong-based company’s involvement will further extend the platform’s reach into the Asian diamond sector, particularly in Greater China, De Beers says.

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Vedanta’s Black Mountain mine the latest to adopt Sandvik innovations

Vedanta Zinc will commission OptiMine for trucks, loaders and drills next year, accelerating data-driven operation for world-class mining safety, efficiency and productivity at the mine.

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Australia’s top gold miner boosts bet on Ecuador copper project

Newcrest Mining has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold to 15.33% from 13.83%, nudging further ahead of the company’s second biggest shareholder BHP.

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