January 27, 2014 DRC mining billionaire turns 29,900% profit on oil deal Perfecting a strategy honed with copper and gold, Dan Gertler sells back to the DRC an oil block for $150 million acquired 7 years before for $500,000.
January 26, 2014 New gold and diamond buyers emerge at Dubai Shopping festival Normally crammed with Indian expats and Indian tourists, this year Dubai’s gold and diamond traders have seen a strong presence of Chinese and European buyers, along with Arab customers going…
January 24, 2014 Quebec’s Bill 70 came into effect: here is what that means The bill generally adds certain requirements to the application for conversion, most of which codify existing industry best practices.
January 21, 2014 Petra Diamonds finds 29.6 carat blue diamond in South African mine Value of the freshly unearthed rare gem could easily exceed $60 million.
January 20, 2014 De Beers not ruling out expansion of its Victor diamond mine in Canada The process, which will include public consultation, could allow the firm to open the so-called “Tango Extension” in 2018.
January 16, 2014 Israel’s diamond exports rising while industry battles legislators Israel's polished diamond exports rose by 12% over the past year, after a 23% dip in 2012.
January 15, 2014 IT giant Intel takes the conflict mineral bull by the horns From now on every microprocessor the company uses will be made entirely with conflict-free minerals.
January 14, 2014 Massive diamond fields discovered in Zimbabwe to save the country’s industry Authorities are calling them the "the billion dollar diamond fields," though little exploration has taken place so far.
January 8, 2014 How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling…
January 7, 2014 Diamond Services to Introduce New Screening Technology for the Detection of Loose and Mounted Synthetic Diamonds "We have developed a device, in close cooperation with the Faculty of Chemistry of one of the world's leading academic institutions that screens colourless diamonds, in all sizes, shapes and…
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
