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Anglo to halt Minas Rio in Brazil if expansion licence delayed further

The company said if long-delayed permit for its massive iron ore mine is not issued next month as expected, it would have to shut it by Sep. 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2017 | 6:55 am

Apple leads way in tracing cobalt from Congo, Microsoft lags – Amnesty

Statement by Amnesty International says while Apple is first company to publish names of its cobalt suppliers, other electronics brands made little progress.

Reuters | November 15, 2017 | 11:33 am

What people think of globalization, by country

More than in the past, the population is divided on whether globalization is a force for good or not.

Jeff Desjardins - Visual Capitalist | November 15, 2017 | 9:48 am

Giant diamond sells for $33.7 million

Mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, the white, matchbox-size rock was acquired by an unidentified buyer.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 14, 2017 | 8:10 pm

Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous ore smelting.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 14, 2017 | 4:37 pm

Lucapa finds another large diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola

It's the eighth diamond of over 100 carats recovered this year, and the seventh in just 2.5 years of commercial mining.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 7:04 am

Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman

The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 3:47 am