Russian diamond giant Alrosa Q3 output falls The miner's total diamond production for the quarter reached 9.7 million carats, slightly down from 9.9 million carats in the same period last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 6:37 pm
InfoMine founder recognized for environmental management and stewardship He co-founded SRK, Gemcom and Infomine and now is inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. International Mining | October 20, 2014 | 6:05 pm
China sets tougher restrictions on illegal mining, exporting of rare earths Beijing has launched a five-month campaign that aims to finally crackdown on illegal extraction and smuggling of the coveted elements. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 5:53 pm
Polish coal miner slashes production forecast amid restructuring Announcement comes as Polish authorities work on a plan to group its loss-making mines into a “bad” or a “good” unit. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 4:43 pm
Hundreds strike at Glencore’s coal mine in South Africa Workers downed tools Friday after talks over the structuring of packages for employees who face lay offs hit a roadblock. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 3:42 pm
TECO Energy sells coal subsidiary for $170 million The sale price includes future payments of $50 million if certain coal benchmark prices reach specified levels over the next five years. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 2:44 pm
Peabody swings to loss as coal prices plunge While coal sales have shown some signs of a rebound, low natural-gas prices continue to pressure the fossil fuel demand and pricing. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 2:28 pm
One of these five companies will run the gold fix Broker Autilla Ltd (Sapient), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jointly with Thomson Reuters, U.S. derivatives bourse Intercontinental Exchange, the London Metal Exchange and broker ICAP's online platform EBS will present their proposals this Friday. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 1:05 pm
Mining investment in Kazakhstan to reach $30bn by 2017 The country is fine-tuning details of a new mining law that will make it easier for foreigners to tap the nation’s riches. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2014 | 11:30 am