World’s largest diamond miner De Beers to sell synthetic stones
After vowing for over a century it would never sell stones made in laboratories, De Beers will start doing so in September.
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China metals companies trade on Shanghai exchange’s new platform
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Canadian junior Millbrook aims to lead Cuba’s mining pack
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