Diamond jewels owned by Pope Paul VI going for $1.9 million
The pieces not only are historically significant, but they are also unique as rarely ever Papal jewellery goes for sale.
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This $33.3 million Faberge golden egg was minutes away from being melted as scrap
Dealer from the US Midwest bought it for only $13,000.
Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore project gets much needed $7.2bn fund injection
After 18 months of negotiations the firm has pulled off a seemingly unachievable total of $10 billion.
Oh, Gold! Down to three-week lows after Yellen comments
Markets seem to have interpreted Janet Yellen’s remarks as impending rate hikes as early as early 2015.
Miners among most productive, happiest workers in the world: study
Reveals cross-industry survey, which analyzed responses from over 30,000 professionals.
Latin America gets its first diamond exchange
The bourse is expected to grow the $8 billion fine jewellery retail business in Latin America to more than $10 billion in the next two years.
JPMorgan gets $3.5bn after Mercuria buys its commodities unit
Deal places European trader among world’s top commodity titans.
US consumers choose silver jewellery over gold— report
Triggered mainly by India’s renewed appetite for silver.
Juniors see Australia’s new tax incentive as a lifesaver
Currently 19% of Aussie geoscientists are unemployed, compared with fewer than 2% three years ago.
African Barrick seeks new name after partially splitting from Canadian parent
Last week Barrick Gold sold 41 million African Barrick shares to institutional investors.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
