August 5, 2018 Massive gold treasure found in Kazakhstan Archaeologists unearthed 3,000 gold and precious metals objects and jewelry pieces.
August 5, 2018 Death, diamonds and Russia’s Africa Project: Leonid Bershidsky The killing of three reporters in the Central African Republic pulls a private, pro-Kremlin military company out of the shadows.
August 3, 2018 Alrosa sells its most expensive diamond to date The company said that the Dynasty diamond “is the purest of all large diamonds manufactured throughout the Russian jewelry history.”
August 1, 2018 Replenishing economic diamond resources, a daunting task for miners Given that most of the high-economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion, or depleted, going forward the economics of diamond mines will…
August 1, 2018 Killed Russian journalists said to have been working on story involving mining in CAR They were said to be investigating a private Russian security company operating in CAR as well as Russia’s interests in the local diamond, gold and uranium sectors.
August 1, 2018 Rare blue diamonds may be Earth’s deepest secret The Hope Diamond, a rare blue diamond that is one of the world's most famous jewels, has had a complicated history, passing through the hands of monarchs and bankers and…
August 1, 2018 Rio Tinto down despite $7.2bn cash return to investors Company said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.
July 31, 2018 De Beers ready to begin South Africa’s Voorspoed mine closure The failed plan was to find an operator with a lower cost structure or a different mining approach that would be able to take over and extend Voorspoed’s life.
July 30, 2018 Lucapa’s mine in Lesotho continues to yield special diamonds The 11.88-carat diamond was recovered from the North zone of the Mothae diamond mine.
July 30, 2018 Brazil studying auction of rights to six unexplored mining areas in 2019 The unexplored areas that have significant potential output of copper, gold, phosphate and other minerals.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
