Diamond jobs are not forever: Rio axes 350 at Argyle
Expansion at the home of pink gems cut back.
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Convinced you’d rather work for Amazon than down a coal mine? Read this first
FT takes a look at the fortunes of Rugeley now that the online giant Amazon has replaced the coal mine as the economic heart of the small English town.
VIDEO: Billionaire Frank Giustra: ‘I’ve made my bet’
This is not just "another turn in the normal economic cycle," but a "whole new game".
Copper production in Zambia on track for 1.5m tonnes
Foreign firms pouring $3 billion into the sector.
Chinese bank calls $1.6 trillion local government debt a timebomb
"Impulsive" newly elected local governments over-invest in large infrastructure projects in China. Like this 42km long bridge.
China to close 5,000 coal mines this year
The world's coal exporters rejoice.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange slashes precious metal margins
Benchmark COMEX 100-ounce gold futures contract will be cut by 10% to $5,940.
John Williams: How to survive the illusion of recovery
Economist blames maladjusted inflation statistics that overestimate economic activity.
Asteroid mining company is now hiring. Just in time for 2012 DA14
Planetary Resources needs prospectors - preferably by Friday when 130,000 tonnes of rock will narrowly miss earth.
