Sotheby’s expects at least $19m for this rare blue diamond
The rock, about the size of a shirt button, is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever graded by a laboratory.
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Giant miners hit 30-year lows
Mining stocks took a dip on Tuesday, as major companies such as Glencore Xstrata and BHP Billiton reported losses and massive writedowns.
AngloGold struggling to keep flagship mine in Ghana open — report
New CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, said operations are unsustainable.
BHP goes for it: $2.6bn in Canada’s Jansen potash project
Today's announcement takes BHP’s total commitment to Jansen to about $3.8 billion.
Fracking blamed for massive wave of earthquakes in Ohio
The state registered over 100 earthquakes in less than a year. Study links them to fracking.
Family of heiress Huguette Clark ready to divide up her $300m copper wealth
Copper millionaire Clark lived a reclusive life and her activities were virtually unknown to the public.
BHP Billiton faces US corruption probe
Related mainly to its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
South Africa remembers those dead at Marikana mine
Sticks and umbrellas replaced machetes and spears.
Forget graphene and diamonds: scientists find new supermaterial
Carbyne is also around twice as stiff as the stiffest known materials.
Anglo American kicks off expansion of coal mine in Canada
Project will extend Trend coal mine's life by 16 years.
Malaysia probes Lynas’ Pentagon rare earths supply deal
Lawmakers review defence supply agreement as pressure grows over rare earth exports linked to US military procurement.