Sotheby’s expects at least $19m for this rare blue diamond The rock, about the size of a shirt button, is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever graded by a laboratory. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2013 | 6:41 pm
Gold, silver samples light fire under Cache Exploration Toronto-based micro-cap one of the most actively traded stocks on the venture board after tripling in value. Frik Els | August 20, 2013 | 6:36 pm
Giant miners hit 30-year lows Mining stocks took a dip on Tuesday, as major companies such as Glencore Xstrata and BHP Billiton reported losses and massive writedowns. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2013 | 4:07 pm
Glasenberg writes off $8 billion. Yawn 9 reasons why Glencore-Xstrata's eye-watering impairments are nothing to lose sleep about. Frik Els | August 20, 2013 | 3:26 pm
AngloGold struggling to keep flagship mine in Ghana open — report New CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, said operations are unsustainable. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2013 | 1:36 pm
BHP goes for it: $2.6bn in Canada’s Jansen potash project Today's announcement takes BHP’s total commitment to Jansen to about $3.8 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2013 | 10:26 am
Fracking blamed for massive wave of earthquakes in Ohio The state registered over 100 earthquakes in less than a year. Study links them to fracking. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2013 | 10:13 am
$5.6 Million Funding for Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining As reported on CBC, Prime Minister Stephen Harper annouced a funding of $5.6 million over four years for the construction of the […] Susanne Iberle | August 20, 2013 | 2:55 am
Indians buying gold again after RBI-induced confusion ends Gold imports on standstill since July. Ana Komnenic | August 20, 2013 | 12:36 am