December 9, 2016

Fresh shake-up at Rio Tinto in aftermath of bribery probe

Russian-Canadian Vera Kirikova will become human resources group executive while Simone Niven will assume the corporate relations group executive post.

December 8, 2016

Anglo American about to make key decision on South African assets sale

While the miner is not longer being pressed to include its platinum assets in the divestment plan, the issue of how to package mines and which ones to include, remains…

December 7, 2016

Capital allocation: Canadian miners’ top priority for 2017

With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.

December 7, 2016

Global rough diamond production about to reach its peak

Global rough diamond production will reach its peak in only three years before entering into a supply deficit by 2020, two separate reports show.

December 6, 2016

De Beers facing legal action over mercury monitoring at Victor mine

Suit claims company failed to report mercury levels at five of nine water monitoring stations near Victor mine.

December 6, 2016

Alrosa diamond sales picked up in November

The company's total diamond sales last month amounted to $255.2 million, 63% higher than in November last year.

December 6, 2016

De Beers invests $5 million to expand India’s diamond grading unit

Move takes the group’s total investment in the Indian city of Surat, which has the largest concentration of diamond skilled workers in the world, to $15 million.

December 2, 2016

Cameroon involved in Central African ‘conflict diamonds’ trade — report

Cameroon is allowing conflict diamonds from the Central African Republic to cross over its borders and into the legal supply chain due to poor controls, smuggling and corruption, a new…

December 1, 2016

Gemfields postpones emerald auction over India’s ‘demonetization’

The auction of emeralds from the miner's Kagem operation in Zambia will now be in February.

November 30, 2016

Canada’s Diavik mine axes 51 jobs

Company says it was forced to lay off employees from across the business given "current market conditions."