May 16, 2011 John Kaiser: alternative energy fuels mining boom Advances in energy and agriculture are creating demand for previously ignored metals such as scandium, tellurium and indium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Mining Analyst John Kaiser,…
May 16, 2011 Without QE3, commodities may suffer While China continues to make asset driven economic decisions and now looks like a traction control experiment where the economy is like a car that is driving on ice that…
May 16, 2011 Chart of the day: commodity flows QE, of course, only happens when interest rates hit the zero bound, so it’s impossible to disentangle the effects of QE from the effects of G3 interest rates all coming…
May 13, 2011 Errant Indian diamond exporters to face the heat In a move meant to curtail fake diamond exports and the round tripping of funds and diamonds indulged in by some nefarious diamond merchants, India's central bank, the Reserve Bank…
May 11, 2011 2010: Year of Replenishment, Speculation and Recycling Any analysis of the 2010 diamond pipeline will need to focus on at least three factors: replenishment throughout the value chain, enormous […]
May 11, 2011 NJN: Mother’s Day Sales Up For Jewelers Mother’s Day sales improved for many jewelers compared to last year, retailers interviewed by National Jeweler reported.
May 11, 2011 Sotheby’s Q1 sales rise 23% Sotheby’s reported a net income of $2.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31. Traditionally the auction house posts a loss […]
May 11, 2011 Helped by strong growth abroad, Blue Nile Q1 sales at record $80m Blue Nile’s first quarter net sales increased 8.3% to $80.2 million, a record first quarter sales level. Net income totaled $2.4 million, inching up from last year.
May 11, 2011 BHP Billiton appoints new president of diamonds unit, announces Ekati expansion BHP Billiton is moving forward with the Misery open pit project at its Ekati diamond mine in Canada, expecting to start producing […]
May 10, 2011 Mountain Province Diamonds announces results of independent valuation of Gahcho Kué diamonds Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (TSX: MPV, NY-AMEX: MDM) today announced the results of an updated independent valuation of the diamonds recovered from the Gahcho Kué Project. The valuation was conducted…
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