June 9, 2015 Botswana government defers royalties to help hard-pressed mining companies The government of Botswana is bringing relief to profit-squeezed mining companies in the country by allowing them to defer the payment of […]
June 9, 2015 Europe closes in on conflict minerals An annual list that reveals the names of mineral smelters that do not use raw materials linked with criminal gangs is at the heart of Europe’s push to clean up…
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.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
