Alrosa digs up Russia’s largest coloured diamond

Canada slipped in the Fraser Institute’s global ranking, while Chile remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Latin America.

Pensioners allowed to buy some of the Royal Mint's gold reserves for the first time.

About 118 staff members have been moved to nearby Wabasca by bus and helicopter as a precaution.

Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.

The country lost at least $27.5 million in revenue from lapis lazuli between 2014 and 2015. In contrast, armed groups earned about $20 million just in 2014.

Construction at Carrapateena will commence next year, with first production in 2019.

Egypt's gold mining industry has for years been long on potential and short on investment.

Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.

An official endorsement of such mission would pave the way for several other for-profit space ventures currently in the works.