Lucara hunts for new properties in Africa, set to sell rare pink diamond
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INFOGRAPHIC: The 10 most expensive diamonds in the world
The most expensive of all, the Kohinoor, is worth over US$15 billion.
Rio Tinto making more moves at Pilbara
The company expects to eventually produce 70 Mtpa of iron ore at Koodaideri.
Job cuts in Australia’s coal sector climb to 11,000
Peabody Energy added 170 positions to the list of lost coal jobs in Down Under.
Copper costs up, grades down: Metals Economics Group
New copper mine capital costs up by 15% per year over the past 20 years.
Canadian diamond mine gets green light
Environmental review panel says project likely to cause "significant adverse environmental impacts."
Emerging market expert Mobius bullish on gold, BRICs and Southeast Asia
Mark Mobius sees "big comebacks" in the BRIC economies.
India restricts gold imports further
Indian banks must set aside 20% of gold imports for export purposes.
Scientists urge 50 percent protection of boreal forest: ‘Amazon of the north’
"Although 80 per cent of the boreal is intact, only 10 per cent of the 1.2 billion acres is protected."