October 17, 2016 Kimberley Process chairman wants UN involvement in supervising global diamond trade Ahmed bin Sulayem says a well-structured permanent body able to take over the work currently done by volunteers is urgently needed.
October 14, 2016 $10,000 diamond stolen in New Brunswick 'These were pros,' the owner of the jewellery said.
October 14, 2016 NGOs want Venezuela to halt mining concessions, claim violations of Indigenous rights Advocacy groups are taking issue at the Mining Arch of the Orinoco River National Development Strategic Zone.
October 13, 2016 DiamondCorp’s troubles continue The company was issued a shutdown notice for its Lace project in South Africa's Free State province.
October 13, 2016 Positive signs put Canadian junior miners in a good position for recovery – PwC report Investors have seen a rise in the market capitalization of top junior mining companies on the TSX Venture Exchange by more than 100% compared to last year.
October 7, 2016 Plan Nord: Extracting the most value for Quebec " Despite the uncertainty around global metal prices, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has thrown his support behind a project that has the potential to be transformational for the north of…
October 5, 2016 CHART: Despite unnerving gold price fall, mining rally’s intact While met coal is clearly the star performer, thermal coal is probably the biggest upset – seaborne prices have jumped 65% in 2016 to above $80 a tonne.
October 5, 2016 Stellar posts upbeat economic assessment for Sierra Leone’s second largest diamond project The company said its proposed Tongo-Tonguma mine economic evaluation demonstrates robust financial returns for a modest capital requirement.
October 4, 2016 De Beers latest diamonds sale the lowest this year Still, the world’s biggest diamond producer by value said the auction was better than it had expected.
October 3, 2016 KP Chair, AWDC Rough Diamond Valuation forum moves closer to defining methodology KP Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem opened the second rough diamond valuation forum with a call for a unified approach
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
