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.
January 31, 2014 The weirdest mining M&A partner I’ve seen This is a significant signal showing us that Chinese interest in platinum is perhaps ramping up.
January 31, 2014 Dr Doom: Be afraid, but not very afraid of emerging market crises While many emerging markets are teetering right now, noted economist Nouriel Roubini says chance of a fully-fledged crisis is low.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
