September 5, 2017 How Russia plans to compete with India in the diamond market Moscow wants state-owned Alrosa to offer more favorable terms to local cutters
September 5, 2017 Conservative radio personality takes on Adani A TV ad featuring a famous radio broadcaster is pushing to ‘stop the taxpayer loan’ to the Indian group
September 5, 2017 Alrosa to auction rough and polished diamonds at the Eastern Economic Forum "We have seen the interest of clients from Asia Pacific," the company’s Vice President said
September 5, 2017 De Beers diamond sales down 20% on earlier Diwali The world’s largest rough diamond producer by value reported provisional revenue of $505 million compared with $639 million in the same period a year earlier.
September 5, 2017 Philippines’ President says open-pit mining ban should stay Rodrigo Duterte said ban should remain in place given the environmental damage it causes, but noted he would give companies time to find alternative mining methods.
September 4, 2017 Indian uranium mine becomes dark matter lab India’s very first uranium mine now hosts a laboratory for conducting experiments in fundamental physics
September 4, 2017 Gold prices near 12-month high Gold prices jumped to their highest in almost a year as a weaker dollar and escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea
September 3, 2017 Macquarie says iron ore, coal prices to remain strong into 2018 Prices for iron ore and coking coal, the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent…
September 3, 2017 S. Korea’s SK Innovation starts production of batteries with more nickel South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as…
September 1, 2017 BacTech Environmental: “Green Gold” processing technology addresses artisanal mining and ARD problems Every year millions of small-scale miners toil in the baking sun, collecting and breaking rocks with the goal of extracting small amounts of gold - enough to make a living…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am