February 13, 2014 Rio’s Walsh delivers: 15% dividend hike on higher than expected second-half profit The miner has been among the most aggressive cost-cutters and plans to find a further $3 billion in savings this year.
February 10, 2014 Marange may not be the world’s largest diamond producer for much longer Marange is currently ranked the largest diamond producing deposit on earth, but its days seem to be counted.
February 9, 2014 Environmental groups oppose Rio Tinto’s massive Indian diamond mine Groups say the mine would lead to 'large scale' destruction of forested areas.
February 7, 2014 Money laundering, terrorism financing diamond trade in India, Israel, Belgium, Canada and the US — report Global diamond trade is being used to launder illegal funds worth millions of dollars, claims polemic study.
February 6, 2014 Q3 winning streak over: ‘Considerable underperformance’ among Canadian miners in Q4 EY's Canadian Mining Eye index shows a 9% loss in Q4 2013 and 45% for the year.
February 5, 2014 De Beers bolsters executive committee New appointments bring 75 years of diamond experience.
February 5, 2014 EU prepares scheme to stem use of conflict minerals — report Proposal includes gold, tungsten, tantalum and tin, with the hope of force importers to classify those metals as coming from areas free of conflict.
February 4, 2014 Dominion to sell diamonds online from Diavik and Ekati The company has extended the productive life timeframe for both Canadian operations.
February 4, 2014 Mining deals for about $10bn coming soon to a market near you—E&Y However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.
February 2, 2014 Back to miners graduating with 6-figure salaries ‘in a few years’ Baby boomers are retiring and even if only a small fraction of new projects take off, the ensuing skills shortage will bring back mining jobs boom.
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
