The total value of the copper, silver, indium and manganese reserves discovered by South Korean company Kores in Bolivia last year, may be worth more than $8 billion.
British scientists have discovered that adding small amounts of nanodiamonds - pieces of carbon less than a ten-thousandth of the diameter of a human hair - make powder detergent much more effective at removing dirt and grease.
Canadian Rockwell Diamonds announced its carat production for the first quarter of this year improved by 74% to 6116 carats from the same period last year.
A Chinese magnate, benefiting from his access to diamonds in Zimbabwe, is reported to have ploughed $100 million into the country’s Central Intelligence Organisation to fund covert operations against Mugabe's political opposition.
The world’s largest gold company, Barrick Gold, has rehired a former member of its financial team to fill a senior management spot generated when it dumped former chief executive Aaron Regent in hopes of restoring its stock price.
Analysts are now saying that the world's second largest economy may not be the "long-term structural importer of thermal coal" suppliers have been betting on.
Giant miner Rio Tinto said Monday that it has started exporting premium hard coking coal from its Mozambique Benga Mine, its first shipment of 34,000 tons has left the Port of Beira and is bound for an Indian steel mill.
US-based precious metals producer Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp said Monday it would evaluate strategic and operational alternatives for its silver and gold Martha mine in Argentina to reduce its high operating costs during the rest of the mine’s short expected life.
