April 24, 2015 ‘Perfect’ 100-carat diamond sold for ‘only’ $22 million After just three minutes of bidding, the final price was $22,090,000, including the buyer's premium.
April 24, 2015 Barrick faces fresh opposition to executive pay plan The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will vote against the gold miner’s executive compensation structure next week.
April 24, 2015 Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine is safe — Chile’s court La Serena appeals court unanimously rejected a lawsuit presented by locals, which claimed the massive tailing dam had dried up a nearby stream and contaminated underground water.
April 24, 2015 Canadian mining chairman Jim Doak found dead in Mongolia Doak, the chairman of Toronto-based uranium exploration and development company Khan Resources, was found dead Thursday morning in his hotel room.
April 24, 2015 China scrapping rare earth export tax will boost demand — Lynas Beijing had been widely expected to eliminate tariffs and quotas on rare earth shipments after a World Trade Organization panel branded them discriminatory last year.
April 23, 2015 Clinton, Giustra push back against New York Times’ Uranium One story "If this is what passes for investigative journalism in the United States, it is very sad."
April 23, 2015 Cash flowed to Clinton foundation as Russians pressed for control of uranium company The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when its precursor served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear…
April 23, 2015 Kyrgyz minister stepping down over failure to settle Kumtor mine issues Prime Minister Joomart Otorbaev resigned after hours of heated debate in parliament over the government’s performance last year.
April 23, 2015 Mining companies in Europe and former Soviet Union call for OEMs to support cost reduction Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must support mining companies in Europe and the former Soviet Union with cost reduction or risk losing their market share, finds a new survey by Timetric’s…
April 23, 2015 Caterpillar results beat expectations but forecasts weak year The machinery giant doesn’t think it will remain strong for the rest of 2015.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
