April 15, 2016 Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say Afghanistan has reserves of coal, copper, iron ore, zinc, mercury, rare earths, gems such as rubies and emeralds, gold and silver worth about $3 trillion.
April 14, 2016 Alrosa forecasts brighter times for diamond sector The Russian firm, which together with De Beers controls almost two-thirds of the diamond market, is being prepped for privatization.
April 14, 2016 Dominion Diamond swings to loss, names new chairman The miner lost $11.6 million in the fiscal 2016, compared to a profit of $170.3 million in 2015.
April 13, 2016 Gren Thomas: Mining legend talks rare earths, diamonds, and gold Gren shares the story of his part of the discovery of diamonds in Canada which has led to a billion dollar business.
April 13, 2016 Lucara revenues for first exceptional tender exceed US$51 million The 10 diamonds, found at the Karowe mine in Botswana, were sold for gross revenues of $33,632 per carat.
April 11, 2016 Would you propose with a diamond grown in a lab? Diamond Foundry first crossed my radar in November of 2015, when Leonardo DiCaprio tweeted that he was proud to be an investor in the company.
April 8, 2016 Nunavut Impact Review Board objects new diamond project Based on comparable widths and grades, Dunnedin Ventures' Kahuna project has similarities with DeBeers’ Snap Lake.
April 7, 2016 Canada unveils final anti-corruption law for the extractive sector Estimated to cover the nearly 2,000 natural resource companies whose businesses are registered in Canada or trade on Toronto’s stock exchange.
April 5, 2016 Standard for responsible mining released This second draft of the Standard for Responsible Mining reflects the input from over 1400 points of comment contributed by more than 70 organizations and individuals worldwide, including industry and…
April 5, 2016 De Beers blue diamond smashes auction records in Asia, fetches almost $32M This diamond was the target of an attempted multi-million pound robbery in November 2000, which was foiled by the Metropolitan Police.
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
