Mir mine in Yakutia: largest open pit diamond mine in world
Mirny Mine, the largest open pit diamond mine in world, is located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia
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De Beers, EU have cases to answer — Tomana
ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr Johannes Tomana, strongly believes world leading diamond company De Beers and the European Union have cases to answer for smuggling diamonds out of Zimbabwe and imposing illegal sanctions on the country respectively. In an intervie...
Russia’s gold reserves up 11 pct on the start of the year
Turkish central bank increased its gold reserves to 5.758 million ounces in November Europe’s largest gold producer Turkey’s gold reserves climbed last month after its central bank bouught 1.328 million troy ounces of gold. According to data from t...
Counting down MINING.com’s top posts of 2011
A story about copper and its usefulness as a guage of economic activity was MINING.com's top story of the year.
Osum Oil Sands closes $500M private placement; new investors include government of Singapore
Canada-based Osum Oil Sands Corp. has entered into definitive agreements with a group of investors to issue, on a private placement basis, $500 million in equity securities. The financing was led by a...
Crystallex files for bankruptcy protection and loses TSE listing
Crystallex International received protection today under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act of Canada, and the company will also be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange next month.
Which gold and silver stocks does Dr. Ron Paul favor?
Total Return, The Wall Street Journal’s personal-finance blog, recently reviewed presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul’s (R-TX) investment portfolio.
Cabo Drilling posts record quarterly earnings
North Vancouver-based Cabo Drilling Corp. (TSX-V:CBE) has posted a 200% increase in earnings for 2012’s first quarter.
Canadian regulator approves Enbridge’s $180 million Bakken pipeline
Canada's energy and pipeline regulator has approved an application by Enbridge to build a $180 million pipeline to move oil out of the pipeline-constrained Bakken oil play.
