December 4, 2014 Argyle champagne diamond raises money for Women in Mining internship A champagne diamond from Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine has been used to raise funds to sponsor a female mining intern from London’s Imperial College.
November 28, 2014 Rio Tinto cuts spending, defers capex, keeps dividend The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.
November 27, 2014 Rio Tinto sets $350m aside to expand Canada’s Diavik diamond mine The investment will allow for a fourth pipe to be developed at the site, with production expected to start by 2018.
November 26, 2014 Lucapa Diamond soars on 35-year mining licence for Lulo The project could prove to be more valuable than the country’s biggest gem producer, Catoca,
November 21, 2014 Argyle Diamond Mine celebrates 10 year anniversary of landmark Participation Agreement The Argyle Participation Agreement remains one of the most comprehensive agreements ever made in Australia between a resource company and Traditional Owners.
November 19, 2014 EGL Asia and China’s NGGC renew exclusive agreement, agree to further efforts on identification of synthetic diamonds The Hong Kong-headquartered EGL Asia and NGGC, the state-owned, leading Chinese diamond grading laboratory, signed an agreement which renews and prolongs the close cooperation between the two institutions.
November 19, 2014 A Russian miner, a good camera, the arctic tundra: here’s the result Ivan Kislov is a young Russian mining engineer who spends his breaks taking breath-taking photographs of wild animals, mostly foxes, in the arctic tundra.
November 18, 2014 Blood diamonds still at Central African mining sector’s heart A year after an export ban on raw gems in the country, reports show its diamonds are being sold to traders from Sudan to Belgium.
November 17, 2014 German scientist makes diamonds from peanut butter It’s probably one of the first cases ever reported where the tasty spread has been used to produce synthetic gems.
November 17, 2014 Mothballed Jericho diamond mine floats in legal limbo The fate of Canada's Jericho diamond mine —declared by Ottawa to be “closed or abandoned” in January 2014— seems no clearer today than it was a year ago.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
