August 5, 2013

Desperate times: Out-of-work miner offers rum for job

Job mining losses in Australia taking their toll.

August 4, 2013

Why thieves will be disappointed stealing diamonds from research labs

The tiny imperfections don't really matter to scientists.

August 1, 2013

A Canadian economic powerhouse

Of the world’s public mining companies, 58% are listed in Canada.

July 30, 2013

Rio’s multi-million-dollar Argyle pink diamonds hit Tokyo

The Argyle Phoenix, the main attraction of the 2013 collection, may fetch over $2.5 million.

July 27, 2013

Victor Mine’s biggest diamond

"Could it be worth a million dollars? Yeah, it could."

July 26, 2013

De Beers adds some sparkle to reporting season: production up, sales of $3.3bn

World's top diamond producer expects the global polished diamond market to grow more than 2% this year driven by improving US demand.

July 26, 2013

Anglo’s Cutifani won’t take ‘unacceptably poor’ performances any longer: heads may roll

He also cut down his executive team and said at least half of Anglo’s $17 billion project pipeline will be shelved or cancelled.

July 25, 2013

Junior miners going bust? CEOs weigh in on state of the industry

Following an 18-month downdraft in the sector, many investors have tough questions for these management teams.

July 23, 2013

Lucara hunts for new properties in Africa, set to sell rare pink diamond

Miner has become the third-best performer this year among publicly traded Canadian metal and mining firms.

July 23, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: The 10 most expensive diamonds in the world

The most expensive of all, the Kohinoor, is worth over US$15 billion.