Bronze Age Antler Pick and Oak Shovel. Image: Royal Cornwall Museum. The Royal Cornwall Museum is opening its redesigned Mineral Gallery next month, and has revealed in advance discoveries within the collection, evidencing Bronze Age mining in the southwest United Kingdom.  Recent carbon dating research on an Oak Shovel along with evidence...

De Beers, which created the global market for diamond engagement rings through its “A Diamond is Forever” campaign, is shifting back to its marketing roots as its parent company Anglo American (LSE: AAL) moves to sell it off. Its new ‘Origins’ strategy is part of a wider pivot back towards natural diamonds, announced on May 31. The move makes...

A former Air Canada manager wanted on a national warrant for his alleged role in the largest gold heist in Canadian history is preparing to turn himself in according to his lawyer, CBC News reported Friday. Simran Preet Panesar is wanted on charges including theft over $5,000 in connection with the April 2023 theft of more than$20 million...

Stock image. International Day of Women in Mining (IDWIM) is an annual global campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the importance of gender diversity and inclusivity in the mining industry. The IDWIM 2024 theme ‘I am mining and I belong’ carries a message of inclusion, empowerment, and advocating for positive change within an industry...

Mawson Gold (TSXV: MAW) and Southern Cross Gold (ASX: SXG) agreed to merge this week, creating a new dual ASX and TSXV-listed company named Southern Cross Gold after Mawson spun out Southern Cross in 2022. The deal comes days after Southern Cross doubled the size o fits Sunday Creek drilling program over the next year in Victoria. The deal...

US Gold (Nasdaq: USAU) has hit the next permitting milestone to develop its CK project in Wyoming, which is expected to produce 108,500 oz. of gold equivalent annually over an estimated 10-year life. The company was granted its water discharge permit this week from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, which represents one of the...