September 29, 2016 No rapid rebound for African mining Despite continued investment in copper assets on the continent from China and India hunting for coal mines.
September 29, 2016 Will Anglo stick to radical restructuring plans? A credit upgrade, a rocketing share price and rally in coal and iron ore call into question downsizing strategy of world's number five miner.
September 26, 2016 Lucapa unearths 172.6-carat diamond, second big find in a week Large-carat diamonds just keep coming.
September 26, 2016 Rethinking resource investing The explore-develop-produce model cannot be eliminated, but there are plenty of models that work within it or alongside it. Two are worth mentioning.
September 21, 2016 Alrosa unveils detection device for polished diamonds Rough-diamond prices fell 18% in 2015 and some miners, such as Alrosa, believe synthetic gems were partly responsible for it.
September 21, 2016 One of world’s largest, newest diamond mines is now open Gahcho Kué, a joint venture between De Beers Canada (51%) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%), is expected to inject $5.2bn into Canada’s economy.
September 21, 2016 Kimberley Process chair discusses future with DRC government As part of his Africa Initiative, ahead of D.R. Congo general elections, the UAE KP Chair, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, meets Government Ministers to discuss Kimberley Process.
September 20, 2016 World’s top diamond producer Alrosa doesn’t like synthetics The Russian miner, the world's top diamond producer by output, said it has become imperative for the industry to find effective ways to defend the market from illegal substitutions by…
September 19, 2016 Petra Diamond sees shiny 2017 for the global industry The miner is confident in the long term outlook for the diamond industry and it expects is to be cash flow positive in the second half of the current financial…
September 16, 2016 Not with a bang but a whimper: How commodities may end year With supply gluts persisting from corn to oil, traders are already gearing up for declines.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
