June 4, 2013 Falling commodity prices hit Aussie miners the hardest: profits fall 49% The world's 40 largest miners announced a massive $45 billion in writedowns last year.
June 3, 2013 Investors shift to diamonds after gold tumble JPMorgan said exciting things are happening in the sector.
June 3, 2013 Flying out of mining fly-in, fly-out camps Life lived around the routine of jetting to and from the job.
June 3, 2013 Snakes hunter finds enigmatic gold, diamond, sapphire pendant Found near the crash sites of two airplanes.
June 3, 2013 Glencore Xstrata and Indian firms eye Rio’s $10bn assets for sale Sale is part of CEO Sam Walsh’s plans to reduce operating costs by $5 billion over the next two years.
June 3, 2013 Rio Tinto closer to flotation of its multi-billion diamonds division The company will look to offer $250 million worth of new shares in a separate listing.
June 2, 2013 Gaddafi’s gold, diamond billions ‘found in South Africa’ The dictator's assets, which by some accounts could top $80 billion, are stashed in bank accounts and vaults around the world.
June 1, 2013 Rough diamonds grow scarcer in India Diamantaires in Mumbai and Surat have been advised against importing rough diamonds from the suspended Central African Republic following rebel conflict.
May 31, 2013 Opals would make Martians feel at home in Australia: study Australia produces 95% of the world's opals.
May 31, 2013 Zimbabwe to reverse ‘outrageous’ mining fees Zimbabwe's law allow ministers to pass regulations that do not need to be approved by Parliament first, but within two months the Parliamentary Legal Committee has to make a ruling…
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
