Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Firestone Diamonds sells $5.1 million in two months

The company sold a total of 63,991 carats of rough gems in October and November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 3:57 pm

Anglo Asian signs copper sales contract with Glencore

Under the terms of the sales agreement, Glencore will purchase 250 wet metric tonnes (WMT) per month of copper concentrate product.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 2:35 pm

SEC endorses JPMorgan copper ETF

The resolution makes it easier for the U.S. bank to launch its product.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 1:00 pm

Botswana Diamonds detects 13 new diamond targets

Botswana Diamonds, the Diamond exploration company, has identified 13 specific sites in the north east of Botswana believed to contain diamond kimberlites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 6:14 pm

Vale to pay Brazil $674 million in mining taxes

Mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) has started paying the Brazilian government $674 million ($1.4 billion real) in a dispute over mining royalties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 5:26 pm

Molycorp shares dive as CEO quits and firm faces investigation

Shares of rare earth miner Molycorp were falling Thursday morning as the company’s president and chief executive, Mark Smith, left without explanation and the company revealed it was under investigation from the United States SEC.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 4:44 pm

Major management reshuffle at Centerra Gold

Two of its senior executives are retiring in February next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 4:00 pm

Colombian armed rebels tighten control over gold mining

Mining, not drugs, main income source for the revolutionary groups in Colombia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 2:33 pm

Top fashion bloggers choose top 5 diamond engagement rings

In an original approach to social media marketing, De Beers invited five top international bloggers to its stores in London and New York to pick out which it would be their dream engagement ring.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2012 | 7:38 pm

Taseko Mines weathers multiple storms

Canadian Taseko Mines (TSE:TKO) is having a rocky end of the year as workers threaten with a strike at the company’s copper-molybdenum Gibraltar mine, in British Columbia, and First Nation representatives are calling the company to “stop wasting everyone’s time” and withdraw the controversial New Prosperity mine project proposal, also in B.C.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2012 | 6:45 pm

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