Diamond market regaining sparkle — DeBeers sales up again
The world’s No.1 diamond miner by value, reported a 4.9% rise in sales during the third cycle of the year, on the back of a global recovery in prices and demand.
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Coking coal price surges 15%
Cyclone Debbie.
EU toughens up rules on imports of conflict minerals
The new law, which will come into force in 2021, requires importers to ensure their business do not contribute to armed conflicts.
Search for ship containing 260,000 tonnes of iron ore continues
The Stellar Daisy, which set out from the a port in Brazil to China, last made contact on Friday. 22 out of the 24 crew members are still unaccounted for.
Cyclone Debbie disrupts $3.2bn of Australian coal exports
Damage to rail lines in cyclone-hit Queensland have disrupted the shipment of between 15 million and 20 million tonnes of coking coal destined to Asia.
This firm may make coal’s future a lot brighter
Australia’s Dotz Nano has found a new use for coal that could be a welcome boost to the dying industry, particularly in the US.
Can Trump dig coal out of its slump?
Flanked by coal workers, President Donald Trump signed the American Energy Independence Executive Order this week, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental policy.
Areva faces “uranium-gate” in Niger
French nuclear power giant Areva is reportedly cooperating with a legal enquiry by activists who say the company cheated Niger out of $3.25 million in uranium exports.
Ports in China have enough iron ore to build 13,000 Eiffel Towers
With enough iron ore to construct Paris's Eiffel Tower nearly 13,000 times over, China's ports are bursting with stockpiles of the raw material and some of them are demolishing old buildings to create more storage space, trading sources said.
