February 5, 2013

Global mining industry faces unprecedented threats: report

Resource nationalism, poor infrastructure that hinders development and supply chain disruptions are some of the biggest risks the global mining sector will face this year.

February 4, 2013

Owners of Nunavut’s first and only diamond mine nowhere to be found

Canadian junior miner Shear Diamonds executives and website seem to have vanished off the face of the earth.

January 31, 2013

Australian miners resort to ‘backdoor listings’ as IPO market languishes

Australia's mining and oil companies have increasingly resorted to disingenuous "backdoor listings", as the country's IPO market continues to languish.

January 30, 2013

Bad at saving? Zimbabwe had barely $217 in its bank account

Finance Minister, Tendai Biti, also said that diamond mining companies have not been paying revenues to the government.

January 30, 2013

Eli Izhakoff to Conclude his Term as President of the World Diamond Council

Eli Izhakoff has announced that he will conclude his term as President of the World Diamond Council on June 30, 2013, after 13 consecutive years at the head of the…

January 30, 2013

Canada pushed to defend lead in global mining business

Canada's mining industry needs to urgently deal with the emerging challenges, said a report published Wednesday the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

January 29, 2013

Zimbabwe hopes to double diamond exports this year

Head of state-owned diamond company claims sales last year were hampered by US threats and sanctions.

January 28, 2013

Strong start to Fourth Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, as buyers arrive from China, Europe, Middle East, Russia and USA

With scores of visitors waiting in line to collect their badges at the registration desk, foot traffic in the corridors of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse and the Diamond Club of…

January 28, 2013

Mining in Canada’s North expected to nearly double by 2020: report

Stakeholders must address matters of infrastructure, regulatory uncertainty, skills shortages and Aboriginal rights.

January 28, 2013

One third of junior miners to disappear in 2013: Brent Cook

The senior geologist and analyst says those companies simply don’t have viable properties.