June 9, 2015 Gemfields shines on rare rubies find The stock closed 4.17% higher in London Tuesday after the miner revealed the discovery of two rare matching rubies from its Montepuez mine in Mozambique.
June 5, 2015 Most US mining and natural resources jobs lost in six years Mining and logging was the big exception in Friday's payroll numbers with 18,000 jobs lost in May, the worst month since the global financial crisis.
June 4, 2015 The world’s top 40 miners saw returns hitting decade-low in 2014 — report They shed $156 billion in market value last year, or about 16% of their combined worth, according to PwC.
June 1, 2015 Meteorites heading to Earth may contain trillions of diamonds Gems founds in fragments of the Almahata Sitta meteorite were formed in an unknown planet that existed when our solar system was just forming, researchers say.
May 29, 2015 Seven diamond miners form group to fight synthetics But some believe main challenge will be falling prices and wholesalers difficult access to credit to purchase rough diamonds.
May 29, 2015 Wealthy Chinese head abroad to buy diamonds without scrutiny Wealthy Chinese who made their country into the world’s second-biggest market for diamonds are now increasingly traveling abroad to buy the stones, at a time when ostentatious purchases are frowned…
May 29, 2015 CFSI enables companies to comply with new EU Conflict Minerals rules Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative Expands Geographic Scope, Adopts Risk-Based Approach
May 25, 2015 Alrosa unearths 78.02-carat diamond from its Mir mine According to the company, the gem is estimated is worth more than $600,000 if put on auction.
May 25, 2015 Canada’s Territories hold massive shale oil reserves similar to US Bakken field Energy regulator says it holds as much as 200 billion barrels of shale oil reserves, comparable to North Dakota’s thriving Bakken field.
May 20, 2015 EU lawmakers surprise with vote on ‘blood metals’ ban The main objective of the legislation is to ensure that profits from those so-called “blood metals” — tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold — do not go to African warlords.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
