October 2, 2017 Discovery of newsworthy diamonds picks up Over the last nine years 66 record-breaking and other noteworthy diamonds were recovered, and 61 of those have been found within the last five years.
September 27, 2017 Rio Tinto adopts global paid parental leave standard The new standard was announced Sept. 21 and will provide employees with job security, 18 weeks' leave for primary caregivers, and more.
September 27, 2017 De Beers laying the foundations for gender equality Katie Fergusson: "As Head of Social Impact, I feel privileged to be leading De Beers Group’s work on women and girls empowerment, including on diversity and inclusion."
September 27, 2017 China to revoke over 1,000 iron ore mining licences amid pollution crackdown Figure represents about a third of the country's iron ore mines currently in operations.
September 27, 2017 Australia’s Roy Hill says can expand iron ore capacity beyond target Iron ore miner says it has the ability to expand its production capacity beyond the 55 million tonnes it has targeted.
September 26, 2017 BHP says 2017 a ‘tipping point’ for electric cars Arnoud Balhuizen, head of marketing at BHP, said the impact of the looming electric vehicle boom for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only…
September 24, 2017 Drone footage of Bingham Canyon copper mine Key says two of the biggest advantages of flying drones at Kennecott are safety and maintenance.
September 22, 2017 Iron ore sheds almost 4 pct more — worst week since May 2016 The commodity has fallen every week so far in September.
September 21, 2017 Rio Tinto is buying another $2.5 billion of its own shares Brings the total to $4 billion for the year.
September 20, 2017 De Beers partners with UN to empower women in its diamond producing countries It will invest US$3 million to advance the prospects of women and girls by addressing key priority areas.
Lithuania may sign minerals deal with US if EU moves too slowly For months, the US and its trading partners have worked toward a cooperation to wean their supply chains off China. February 13, 2026 | 04:24 pm
