April 13, 2012 FT: Mining becoming the ticket out of Sierra Leone’s poverty The decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone brought two unforgettable images to the West: victims of violence whose limbs were hacked off by armed rebels as a warning to civilians;…
April 13, 2012 The last time South Africa’s mines produced this little the country was still ruled by the Queen of England Output from the resources industry in the African nation is now the lowest since 1961, the year South Africa left the British Commonwealth and declared itself a republic
April 11, 2012 A pretty infographic to take on the Kimberley Process MINING.com reported on how opponents and proponents of hydraulic fracturing were using videos and infographics to argue their case. Now a London jeweler, Ingle and Rhode, is taking on the…
April 10, 2012 Reports of Mugabe’s death are greatly exaggerated Widely circulated reports that the 88-year old were fighting for his life in a Singapore hospital were deemed to be "lies meant to destabilise Zimbabwe," according to a spokesman.
April 10, 2012 Three hit singles, a Grammy nomination and a diamond mine Alianue Thiam, a rising R&B singer in the U.S.A., is just another celebrity with a side business, although this side business happens […]
April 8, 2012 Russian diamond manufacturers criticize India Access to rough diamonds has always been an issue for diamond manufacturers, and the backdrop to much commercial and national strife. Last week this was exemplified when a Russian manufacturing…
April 6, 2012 The ‘lunar trajectory’ of Canadian mining investment The source of the surge in mining investment has been quite diverse, reflecting the widespread advance in prices. For 2012, gold leads the way with $3.6 billion of capital spending.…
April 6, 2012 Alrosa IPO may be receding in the distance just as Russian rock star hits the sweet spot The world's number one diamond miner does not seem to be in need of cash. Too bad, direct exposure to diamonds has always been hard to come by and the…
April 6, 2012 Top retailer warns diamonds aren’t every investor’s best friend Despite flagging itself as a possible buyer, North American company Harry Winston has warned the big miners they will find a ''narrowed field'' of suitors for their diamond mines.
April 5, 2012 FT: ‘Inbred’ miners may admire Hannam, but many not ‘too sad’ to see him go "Resources groups and the bankers who promote them merit close scrutiny since minerals have been linked in the past with financial scandals and market manipulation, from the nickel bubble that…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
