The measure aims to stimulate production and attract investment in the sector, amid low international prices for the coveted gems.

Tthe world’s largest fertilizer producer, cut its full-year earnings forecast because of higher taxes and lower income from foreign investments.

Minerals are the bedrock of the manufacturing industry.

The company's stock is being ripped apart on both, the New York and the Toronto Stock Exchanges as a result.

There is little doubt that as oil prices fall, some people working in that sector will lose their jobs. What is less clear is the impact those job losses will have on other sectors of the economy.

Stedman is promoting its “Expect More” HSI crusher line by re-educating process engineers about the unique design aspects of impactors. HSIs are capable of high ratio size reduction with no decrease in quality of the product even after long periods of operation. High size reduction ratios offer cost savings in handling, maintenance and wear parts.

The US Federal Reserve remains on track to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006 later this year, hurting gold's allure as an investment.

Iron ore price falls 4% on Wednesday as oversupply, Chinese steel fears return.

Monitoring of tailings storage facilities could provide better levels of confidence that the facility is performing as was intended if regular monitoring data measurements were compared to expected values rather than just being checked for changes, according to two young engineers at SRK Consulting (SA).