August 1, 2018 Rare blue diamonds may be Earth’s deepest secret The Hope Diamond, a rare blue diamond that is one of the world's most famous jewels, has had a complicated history, passing through the hands of monarchs and bankers and…
August 1, 2018 Rio Tinto down despite $7.2bn cash return to investors Company said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.
July 31, 2018 De Beers ready to begin South Africa’s Voorspoed mine closure The failed plan was to find an operator with a lower cost structure or a different mining approach that would be able to take over and extend Voorspoed’s life.
July 30, 2018 Lucapa’s mine in Lesotho continues to yield special diamonds The 11.88-carat diamond was recovered from the North zone of the Mothae diamond mine.
July 30, 2018 Brazil studying auction of rights to six unexplored mining areas in 2019 The unexplored areas that have significant potential output of copper, gold, phosphate and other minerals.
July 30, 2018 S&P raises ALROSA’s credit rating to BBB-, outlook is stable The world's leader in diamond mining reports raising of its long-term credit rating by S&P Global Ratings international rating agency to BBВ-, the outlook is stable.
July 30, 2018 Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.
July 27, 2018 South African diamond fetches half a million dollars The gem was sold on tender for $11,267 per carat.
July 26, 2018 De Beers sizes up Canadian diamond project, first big buy in nearly 2 decades Anglo American unit De Beers expects its purchase of Canada's Peregrine Diamonds, its first upstream diamond acquisition since 2000, to be completed in a month to six weeks' time.
July 24, 2018 Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
