September 12, 2016 Vancouver diamond junior’s Botswana deal falls through Tango Mining couldn't raise $8 million to acquire Firestone's past producing diamond mine in time.
September 11, 2016 Swiss jeweller buys rights to $63M Constellation diamond The world's most expensive rough diamond is now in the hands of De Grisogono, a Swiss luxury jeweller and watch maker.
September 11, 2016 As the land dries up, diamond mining companies are turning their sights to the sea Twelve miles off Namibia’s arid southern coastline, 150 metres below rolling ocean waves, diamond miners are hard at work securing a future for the practice of romancing by stone.
September 8, 2016 Lucapa finds another massive diamond at Lulo, biggest pink yet The 38.6-carat coloured stone is the largest “fancy” pink diamond recovered to date from Lulo.
September 8, 2016 World’s largest, newest diamond mine to inject $5.2bn into Canada’s economy Gahcho Kué, co-owned by De Beers Canada and Mountain Province Diamonds, is also expected to provide 1,200 new jobs.
September 6, 2016 Kimberley Process Chair visits Burkina Faso As part of the KP Chair’s ‘Africa Initiative’, Ahmed Bin Sulayem met the President of Burkina Faso.
September 1, 2016 Anglo’s top shareholder to call vote on assets sale plan South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which owns 14.5% of Anglo, believes the mining giant may not realize the full value of its assets.
August 31, 2016 Oil sands stoppages push Canadian GDP down to 2009 recession levels The country’s economy shrank 1.6% in the April-to-June period, the largest quarterly decline in seven years.
August 30, 2016 Canada’s mining industry faces workers shortage of up to 127,000 — report Experts warn Canada's mining industry faces a looming risk it's not ready to deal with — lack of access to workers with the skills needed in an upswing.
August 29, 2016 Alrosa diamond sales drop in second quarter on fading demand Net profit for the period, however, increased substantially — up 61% from a year ago to 40.5 billion roubles ($625 million).
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
