December 25, 2011 2 killed in protest over Indonesia gold mine Two people have been killed and 10 others injured during a violent protest over a planned gold mine in eastern Indonesia. The victims were among nearly 1,000 people in Lambu…
December 25, 2011 Mir mine in Yakutia: largest open pit diamond mine in world Mirny Mine, the largest open pit diamond mine in world, is located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia
December 25, 2011 Copper traders bullish in two months on demand outlook Copper traders are the most bullish since October as global inventories at a two year low add to signs that demand is improving. Sixteen of 28 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg…
December 25, 2011 De Beers, EU have cases to answer — Tomana ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr Johannes Tomana, strongly believes world leading diamond company De Beers and the European Union have cases to answer for smuggling diamonds out of Zimbabwe and imposing illegal sanctions…
December 25, 2011 Ukraine to produce 36 million tonnes of steel in 2012 The Ukrainian parliament has forecast 3.8% growth in domestic pig iron production in 2012 compared to the expected results for 2011, increasing to 30 million tonnes. Production of steel is…
December 25, 2011 Russia’s gold reserves up 11 pct on the start of the year Turkish central bank increased its gold reserves to 5.758 million ounces in November Europe’s largest gold producer Turkey’s gold reserves climbed last month after its central bank bouught 1.328 million…
December 25, 2011 Ukraine to issue gold, silver investment coins Former Soviet republic of Ukraine is considering to mint more gold and silver coins and made it available for general public. According to Ukraine’s National Bank, launching of investment coins…
December 25, 2011 Chinese November stainless flat product exports up by 19pct YoY According to data released by Chinese customs, China's exports of stainless steel flat products totaled 119,372 tonnes in November 2011, surged by 19% MoM in comparison of 100,029 tons in…
December 25, 2011 Lazare Kaplan: Banks Stole $135 Mln, Bankers Received Bribes Lazare Kaplan International is suing KBC and the Antwerp Diamond Bank for allegedly stealing $135 million, claiming that the banks cooperated with diamond trader Erez Daleyot. LKI, which is seeking…
December 25, 2011 Bad News, Rough Diamonds and the DTC, Top 10 News Stories of 2011 From rough diamond prices and bold thefts to tax raids and terrorist attacks in Mumbai, there is nothing like a juicy chunk of bad news, as the ten most read…
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
