March 19, 2013 Global downturn takes a toll on Canada’s north ‘mining boom’: report Even with the downgrade, overall economic growth in Nunavut is forecast to be 3.4% in 2013 and 8.8% in 2014.
March 19, 2013 De Beers unveils store in Baku Diamond jeweller establishes retail space in the Caucasus region.
March 19, 2013 Sierra Leone’s small-scale miners toil for diamonds PHOTOS: Gemstone mining in western Africa is a tough slog every day.
March 19, 2013 Miner finds 239 carat raw diamond in Botswana Two more stones weighing 124 and 71 carats were also extracted.
March 18, 2013 Rio Tinto highlights the importance of innovation in the Chinese diamond industry Rio Tinto this week confirmed its commitment to support innovation as a driver of growth in the Chinese diamond industry and the important role that design will play in developing…
March 18, 2013 Study shows how to improve Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative An international effort to ensure good governance of natural resources could do more to improve accountability and sustainability (IIED), according to research in the […]
March 15, 2013 160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though.
March 14, 2013 South Africa mining production up thanks to iron ore, diamonds The news surprised analysts, who had predicted a decline of 4.2%
March 14, 2013 Christie’s to auction off ‘perfect’ diamond The symmetrical flawless gem weighs 101.73 carats and is likely to set a new world sales record.
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