Swiss scientists developing method to detect low-temperature heated rubies from Mozambique

Productivity, followed by capital decisions and obtaining a social license to operate, are among the top risks global mining and metals companies face.

Analysts predict could fetch between $10 million to $16 million.

Diamond deposits, in the words of one senior geologist, are like pigeons. Where you find one, you're likely to find an entire flock.

First international conference about geosynthetics in mining begins Monday.

A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com.

The Namibia Diamond Trading Co, a joint venture with De Beers, lays charge of theft of the 78-carat stone which could be worth up to $6 million.

There's a history there of course. Just ask Mick Davis.

The prime minister of the tiny African nation fled the country over the weekend after what he called a military coup.

Lots of opportunity.