May 12, 2017

Lucara gets almost $18M for fragment of its massive ‘Lesedi La Rona’ diamond

The 373.7-carat diamond, sold during the Vancouver-based miner’s $54.8 million recent tender, was one of 15 large and high value diamonds offered by the company.

May 12, 2017

Iron ore to hit $44 a tonne by 2021 — analysts

BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and evidence of Chinese demand cooling earlier than expected.

May 9, 2017

These were the top producing diamond mines in 2016

Here are the top 10 diamond mines in terms of output in carats and value.

May 5, 2017

A crude awakening: The global black market for oil

Today’s infographic comes from Eurocontrol Technics Group, and it highlights the global problem of fuel theft.

May 5, 2017

Iron ore free fall wreaks havoc with main producers

It’s been a bad week for iron ore, with all indices steeply lower on Friday for a second consecutive day.

May 4, 2017

Lower gold price in rand hurts Sibanye Gold’s Q1

A higher South African rand versus the U.S. dollar was to blame for lowering Sibanye Gold's (NYSE:SBGL) net operating profit in the first quarter.

May 4, 2017

B2Gold has strong start with eye on Fekola for Q3

Mid-tier gold producer B2Gold (TSX:BTO) has had an excellent start to the year, producing more gold at lower costs than expected from its four mines in the Phillippines, Namibia and…

May 4, 2017

De Beers pioneers research programme to make carbon-neutral mining a reality

De Beers Group today announced it is leading a ground-breaking research project that aims to deliver carbon-neutral mining at some of the company’s operations in as few as five years.

May 4, 2017

Gem Diamonds found this high-quality 80-carat rock in Lesotho

The D-colour Type-II diamond is one of the highest-quality stones to come out of the company’s Letšeng mine.

May 4, 2017

Iron ore craters again — down 5% in only 24 hours

In Asia, trading was halted after prices sank 7.3%, which is the maximum a day allowed by Chinese regulators.