February 7, 2017 Rio Tinto gives shelved diamond mine to central Indian state The Madhya Pradesh government will take ownership of the assets, including all the land, plant, equipment, and diamond samples recovered during exploration.
February 6, 2017 Mountain Province just found this massive diamond at Gahcho Kué The 67.87-carat gem quality octahedron diamond, unearthed during production ramp-up, is the largest of its kind recovered to date at the remote mine.
February 6, 2017 Ontario diamond mine expansion shelved, casting uncertainty over Victor Weeks after making the difficult decision to flood Snap Lake, De Beers could be sharpening the axe for more job cuts at a Canadian diamond operation.
February 6, 2017 Dominion Diamond, Ekati miners reach provisional four-year deal More than 500 unionized workers are expected to ratify the agreement in an upcoming vote scheduled for March.
February 3, 2017 Mountain Province Diamonds announces appointment of Chief Financial Officer Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Perry Ing to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective February 6, 2017.
February 3, 2017 US mulls scaling back ‘conflict minerals’ rule The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the rule, which requires companies to trace and report whether their products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.
February 1, 2017 Did this financier just call the end of the mining rally? Private equity firm Orion selling $1 billion worth of royalty, streaming and offtake assets covering gold, silver, base metals and diamonds.
February 1, 2017 Here’s what miners should expect and do in 2017 While companies face different outlooks and challenges depending on the commodity they mine and their size, Deloitte says they should all should be looking for the answer to one common…
January 31, 2017 Lucapa adds Motahe project in Lesotho to portfolio, shares jump The project, which has existing infrastructure, a camp and a diamond processing plant in place, is located just 5km from Letšeng, the highest dollars-per-carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world.
January 31, 2017 US mines produced an estimated $74.6 billion in minerals last year The country, however, was 100% import reliant on 20 mineral commodities, including rare earths, manganese and niobium, which are among a suite of materials often designated as “critical” or “strategic.”
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
