Billionaire Anil Agarwal sells Anglo stake

While diamonds are the most strictly checked raw materials in the world, there is a certain amount of illegally traded gems that make it into the market.

Brazilian giant acquired the interest in Simandou from diamond tycoon Beny Steinmetz's mining arm BSGR for $2.5 billion in 2010.

A PwC survey shows that only 4% of the 700 companies polled across 15 industries said they have completed a draft of their SEC conflict minerals filings.

The closely-watched Thomson Reuters GFMS annual copper survey paints a grim picture for the copper price in 2014 and beyond.

Iron ore is up 12% from lows sparked by panicked selling from Chinese traders and mills using stockpiles for trade credit.

Personal assistants at large mining companies and PR people were the most targeted by online criminals.

Defying all expectations of a continued rally, palladium lost 3% and platinum fell back to pre-strike levels on Monday.

Only last year Chinese overseas investment totalled $61.6 billion by the end of September.

The top 10 producing gold mines in the world, from the gold capital Johannesburg to gold filled islands like Niolam Island.