Famed Cullinan mine banks on big diamonds to drive down debt

All you need to know about mining and metals and the role the sector plays in key industries of the global economy in one simple table.

Rio Tinto’s spectacular diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia are the centrepiece of a unique collaboration to celebrate five years of partnership with China’s premier diamond jewellery company Chow Tai Fook.

Australian researchers have found a way to use diamonds to act as beacons in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and identify cancerous tumours before they become life-threatening.

According to research house Wood Mackenzie, the need for investment is becoming desperate in zinc and lead and will be a major issue in the copper sector in the next few years.

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For generations, Brazil's indigenous groups lived in isolation, but the discovery of large diamond deposits in their lands has brought them more misfortune than wealth.

CIBJO's programme is intended to serve as model for the international jewellery industry in general.

A few years ago, there was a perception that private equity was going to come in and wash away the junior sector's worries about insufficient capital.

After the best week for commodity prices in more than three years, sentiment towards metals and mining may finally be turning.