The Bedford Consulting Group released its annual survey of executive and board compensation in the mining industry and revealed that, within the nearly 200 companies in their sample, only 13% of board members are women. Even lower, when it came to analyzing named executive officers in mining firms, only 8% were women. The most common […]

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Coloured gemstone producer Fura Gems announced the completion of first phase of the bulk sampling program at its Coscuez emerald mine in Colombia. Drilling data, along with the bulk sampling results, will contribute to a maiden mineral resource estimate expected to be published in the fourth quarter of this year. Company President and CEO Dev […]

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The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy will make a presentation related to its ongoing “Mineral Digital Fingerprint” project at the World Emerald Symposium to be held from 12-14 October in Bogota, Colombia. The US$30 million, five-year project to establish the origins of gemstones has been taken up by the ministry in association with the […]

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