June 7, 2016 2016 metals, mining outlook darkens World Bank revises down growth rate for commodity exporting countries to just 0.4%, predicts 15% decline in metal prices this year.
June 7, 2016 Top miners squandered $200 billion during boom Capital spending by the world's largest miners since 2010 amounted to $632 billion – 32% of which has now been written off says new report.
June 7, 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender world exclusive preview in Copenhagen The 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender includes 63 pink, red and violet diamonds and represents the finest of a year’s production from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia.
June 7, 2016 Diamond exports ban lifted from Central African Republic Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.
June 6, 2016 ALROSA launches children’s rest and recreation campaign ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, will send over 2.5 thousand children of the Company's employees on vacation to Russia's health resorts during the summer holidays.
June 6, 2016 Commodities storming back into bull market Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
June 3, 2016 Key expansions at iconic Canadian diamond mines hit by setbacks While Dominion Diamond has pushed construction of Ekati’s new Jay pipe to 2018, Rio has said that a denial of a request to change its water licence could have an…
June 1, 2016 Pure Grown Diamonds unveils the Pure Value Guarantee Program for all its customers Pure Grown Diamonds, the leading distributor of Lab-Grown Diamonds, announced Wednesday the Pure Value Guarantee program, aimed at assuring our retailers that they can buy Pure Grown Diamonds with confidence,…
June 1, 2016 ‘Aurora Green’ diamond smashes records after fetching $16.8 million It set a world auction record for a green diamond and became the highest price per carat ever paid for a gem that colour.
June 1, 2016 Someone stole this $5 million diamond-encrusted gold eagle statue The golden statue was supposed to be the centrepiece of a campaign launched in conjunction with a series of books and events to raise money for cancer research.
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