October 4, 2013 Firestone revenue jumps 52% Focuses on ramping up producing in Lesotho, with goal of over one million carats per year.
October 4, 2013 Belo Sun ups gold estimate at flagship project in Brazil Measured and indicated pit constrained mineral resources now stand at 5.1 million ounces of gold, up almost 10% from a previous estimate.
October 4, 2013 Done deal: Rio sells mothballed Blair Athol coal mine to Linc Energy Acquisition comes a day after Linc said it wants to get de-listed from the Australian market to re-list it in Singapore, in hopes of luring Asian investors.
October 2, 2013 Brazil Minerals posts 84% jump in diamond sales Its diamond and gold processing plant is the largest of its type in Latin America.
October 2, 2013 Rio Tinto to sell closed Blair Athol coal mine Talks with Linc Energy Ltd are said to be at an advanced stage and an agreement may be announced as soon as tomorrow.
October 2, 2013 Russia slashes stake in top diamond miner Alrosa, set it for $1.6-bn float Alrosa’s shares took off on the news, adding as much as 9% Wednesday, the highest level since December 2011.
October 1, 2013 Namibia diamond miner’s extraordinary tax burden 55% tax rate and 10% royalty on turnover makes life difficult for marine miner Namdeb.
September 30, 2013 39% of Canada’s mining executives will retire within 5 years And only 22% of companies have any sort of succession plan in place.
September 26, 2013 This $60 million diamond is called the ‘Pink Star’ for a reason It is the most valuable diamond to have ever been offered at auction.
September 25, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: The truth about conflict diamonds And what can be really done to choose certified conflict-free diamonds.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
