Thieves swap $20k diamonds for worthless stones in Canada’s East Coast Investigators believe the couple may be the same who stole a $10,000 diamond in Saint John, New Brunswick, earlier this month. MINING.com Editor | October 18, 2016 | 1:15 am
IDM Mining’s game plan: build a small mine to fund expansion "We like small. Small is good." MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2016 | 2:53 pm
Controversy surrounds South African coal mine Atha-Africa's Yzermyn project sits in the Mabola protected area. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2016 | 12:22 pm
Peruvian farmer who died in protest against MMG’s Las Bambas mine was shot to death — Gov’t He is the first person to die in clashes over mining under new President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2016 | 9:00 am
Miners find giant $170-million jade stone in Burma Miners found a 175-tonnes heavy jade stone. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2016 | 8:50 am
Kimberley Process chairman wants UN involvement in supervising global diamond trade Ahmed bin Sulayem says a well-structured permanent body able to take over the work currently done by volunteers is urgently needed. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2016 | 8:03 am
Pac Rim Mining loses suit against El Salvador The company was ordered to pay $8 million in legal fees and costs to the Salvadoran government. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2016 | 5:00 am
Caterpillar CEO Oberhelman to step down in March Jim Umpleby, group president for energy and transportation, will succeed Oberhelman as chief executive. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2016 | 4:50 am
Harmony Gold bullish on cash flows as it reports increased output in Q3 After losing money for three years to 2015, Harmony is now focused on finding mines able to offset falling production at its South African operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2016 | 3:40 am