Zimbabwe faces worst power cuts in 3 years, mines hit

Steady diamond demand in the United States, paired with an ever growing appetite from China and India set to cause a major gap in global supply and demand, says report.

Workers had been seeking much larger pay increases.

Relief plane flew a thousand-pound dredge to suck up diamonds from a river bed.

Workers for four of the seven companies affected by the labour action had accepted a new pay offer, believed to be about 8%

Xstrata couldn't save 2012 from having the lowest number of mining industry transactions since 2005.

World total of 52,000 metric tons.

PwC said the statistics reflected a shift by miners from buyers to sellers.

Black sand mining in the Philippines.

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