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Diamcor just found this rare green diamond at S. Africa project

The rock, a 5.36-carat green gem quality octahedron rough diamond, was unearthed at the company's Krone-Endora project, located next to the world’s third largest diamond mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 6:58 am

Coal mine openings in the US inject some hope into beleaguered sector

Corsa Coal’s Acosta Deep mine, to begin operations in June, will create about 600 jobs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 4:18 am

Western Australia may ask BHP, Rio to cash out iron ore levy

Western Australia may ask Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. to pay potentially billions of dollars to end a mining rent tax to help patch a budget decimated by lower commodity prices.

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2017 | 4:04 pm

Strike at Barrick’s Veladero mine suspended

Union at Barrick's troubled operation, Argentina's largest gold mine, says strike will resume if there's no deal after two weeks of talks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 3:55 pm

Influential emerging market investor is iron ore price bull

Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, sees disconnect between industry fundamentals and price swings.

Frik Els | May 29, 2017 | 3:46 pm

Cobalt supply is in a “Death Spiral:” Jack Lifton

Jack Lifton says recycling, copper and nickel mining is a must to satisfy global cobalt supply needs

SmallCapPower | May 29, 2017 | 12:53 pm

Goodbye smokestacks: Startup invents zero-emission fossil fuel power

Zero-emission fossil fuel power sounds like an oxymoron. But when that 25-megawatt demonstration plant is fired up later this year, it will burn natural gas in pure oxygen.

Science Magazine | May 29, 2017 | 12:05 pm

Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever chance of exploring a world made of iron, not rock or ice.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 10:15 am