January 20, 2016

De Beers lowers diamond prices to boost sales

In a fresh attempt to counter weakening demand, the diamond giant is said to have cut prices by as much as 7% at the Jan. 18 sale.

January 20, 2016

Oil, Asian stocks rout deepen miners wounds

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

January 19, 2016

Apple, Sony, Samsung linked to child labour claims in cobalt mines

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.

January 15, 2016

Dominion Diamond chairman steps down, replaced by De Beers veteran

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

January 12, 2016

Here are the top 10 legal risks Canadian businesses will face this year

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

January 12, 2016

Anglo American officially out of the Middle East

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

January 11, 2016

The world’s northernmost mines

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

January 11, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s most valuable substances by weight

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

January 8, 2016

Diamond found at Arkansas Park expected to fetch $1 million

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.

January 8, 2016

Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets

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.