INFOGRAPHIC: How to ensure your diamond is conflict free
Jeff Gear, the owner of Gear Jewellers Dublin, submitted this infographic that explores the realities of the blood diamond industry.
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Senate passes huge Arizona copper mine
The United States Senate has passed a controversial land swap deal, paving the way for the country's largest copper mine to move forward, following close to a decade of roadblocks by Washington.
Goldman Sachs getting out of coal, uranium
Goldman Sachs, the biggest trading firm on Wall Street, will wind down its uranium trading business and may sell its coal mine subsidiary in Colombia, according to a Senate report released last week.
Mining millionaire’s ex-wife about to become ‘homeless’
Mann, who specializes in brokering mining deals, says he has run out of money.
Iron ore train derails in eastern Quebec
Conductor missing after suspected landslide partially submerges train in water.
Mines minister trying to regain Alaska’s confidence in B.C.
British Columbia's Energy Minister Bill Bennett wants to show Alaskans why the province’s resource sector is not a threat to the state's environment and salmon fishery.
More delay at Oyu Tolgoi as financing deadline lapses
The underground portion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold complex is no closer to fruition, after the parties behind the US$5 billion operation let a Sept. 30 financing deadline lapse without applying for an extension.
INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s largest diggers
Top machine can excavate 9,000 tonnes of earth in just one hour.
Sprott introduces new and improved gold ETF
Taking on the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF.
China Gold International reports lower sales, output
Vancouver-based company's quarterly revenues drop 40%.
2026 Winter Olympics: Metals price rally pushes value of medals above $1.3M
Based on current market prices, a gold medal would have an intrinsic value of about $2,212.
