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Rio Tinto logs first annual gain since 2013 on iron ore rally

Shareholders will be the main beneficiaries of the company's cautious approach to capital expenditure in the last three years as it will pay bigger-than-expected divvy of $1.70 per share.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2017 | 3:02 am

Russia’s Alrosa January sales up 60%

The world's top diamond producer by output in carats fetched…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2017 | 5:41 am

These are just 15 ways in which graphene could reshape the world

Everybody seems to love Graphene, the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2017 | 4:00 am

Rio Tinto gives shelved diamond mine to central Indian state

The Madhya Pradesh government will take ownership of the assets,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2017 | 3:00 am

Global uncertainties push gold, producers to fresh highs

The NYSE Arca gold miners index, which includes nearly 50…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2017 | 9:52 am

Brazil’s Batista empire keeps shrinking, sells LLX and puts MMX on the market

Batista's wealth, estimated in 2012 at more than $30 billion, has dropped to a net $200 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 6:23 pm

Strikes take their toll in Colombia’s coal output, down by 13%

The nation’s coal sector has been severely affected this year by two major strikes

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 5:46 pm

Chinalco likely to buy Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine

Deal that could be worth more than $5 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 4:55 pm

New Generation of UAV to Showcase at AIMEX 2013

The Aibotix Aibot X6 and SwissDrones Dragon 35 are the new generation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that will be one of the highlights at the Leica Geosystems Mining stand at AIMEX this year.

Leica Geosystems | August 15, 2013 | 4:07 pm