Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining

African exploration and development firm DiamondCorp PLC (LON:DCP) was full of good news on Friday, as it revealed it is raising $1.6 million from a share placing to help fund the expansion of its Lace mine in South Africa.

Canadian Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (TSX:HW, NYSE:HWD) has confirmed it has received "various indications of interest" about the potential purchase of its luxury retail business.

Japan is set to commence imports of rare earth metals for India in order to hedge against worsening relations with chief supplier China.

Weir Minerals has launched its first service centre in Hungary to provide increased support to its growing customer base in the country, as well as in Romania and the former Yugoslavia.

A raft of stimulus spending on infrastructure projects in China could lend much needed succor to the America's enervated coal industry.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that the country has changed its stance on uranium and that there are no further "outstanding obstacles" to exports of the nuclear material to India.

PAEHolmes wins ACARP haul road dust control project using new technique

Oil prices have declined on fresh data from China indicating slowing growth.

Australian sales of gold to China have surged a staggering 905.4% on the back of the Middle Kingdom's efforts to short up its foreign currency reserves.