Alrosa says Verkhne-Munskoye deposit is more prolific than previously thought

Miners suffering fresh sell-off as oil price falls and the IMF lowers growth forecast for China, rattling investors.

Consumer products sold across the globe could contain traces of the metal produced by informal Congolese mines, who employ children as young as seven, says Amnesty International.

Robert Gannicott's replacement as chairman will be Jim Gowans, a former DeBeers Canada CEO and most recently the co-president of Barrick Gold,.

New climate change regulations are believe to be the main challenge for Canadian businesses this year.

The miner has finally completed the sale of assets from its Tarmac joint venture to a subsidiary of French engineering and construction group Bouygues.

They are all located in just three countries: Norway, Russia and Canada.

The world's most valuable substance? It sells for a cool $27 million per gram.

The Esperanza Diamond, believed to be the most valuable precious rock ever discovered in the U.S., is now set into a custom-designed pendant.

Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.