Blue diamond ring sale sets new world record
Gem sold for a whopping $1.8 million per carat.
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Kinross Gold puts Tasiast expansion at US$2.7 billion
In February Kinross took a $3.2 billion write down attributable largely to Tasiast.
Barrick Gold to issue up to $3 billion in debt securities
Barrick looking to re-finance some of its heavy debt burden.
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Chasing the carat: The Friedlands go diamond-hunting
Part 2 picks up the story when several key Ashton executives and employees moved on to Peregrine Diamonds.
INFOGRAPHIC: Top 10 biggest diamonds ever
All 10 were mined in Africa.
Maptek honours mining education pioneer with university endowment
Maptek and the SDSM&T have created the Ziggy Hladysz Maptek Endowment in honour of the recently retired Dr Zbigniew (Ziggy) Hladysz, long-time professor and mentor to mining and engineering students.
The ‘now or never moment’ for private equity in mining
"Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"
South Africa’s largest mining union to pursue double-digit pay increase
Labour tensions rising ahead of mining sector wage negotiations.
