December 16, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: How to ensure your diamond is conflict free Jeff Gear, the owner of Gear Jewellers Dublin, submitted this infographic that explores the realities of the blood diamond industry.
December 15, 2014 UK company sells gold, silver refineries after 162 years Johnson Matthey sells refineries in US and Canada to metal recycler for $184 million in cash.
December 15, 2014 Canadian First Nations arrive in Montreal after 850km march against uranium mining in Quebec Group delivers message to the province’s environmental protection watchdog on final day of hearings into uranium extraction and exploration.
December 15, 2014 Miners back to work at Peru’s Antamina copper mine This was the second time that Antamina’s workers down tools in about a month over demands for a bonus and other benefits.
December 15, 2014 Canada’s Strateco sues Quebec for $190M over blocking uranium project The Quebec mining company is seeking such compensation for the investments it made in a uranium project before the province blocked it last year from moving to the next stage.
December 15, 2014 China’s nuclear giant grabs majority stake in UK wind farms The deal marks China General Nuclear Power's first big acquisition of onshore wind generating capacity in the west.
December 15, 2014 Newcrest, Harmony set to build one of the world’s lowest-cost gold mines The revised plan for their jointly-owned Wafi-Golpu in PNG will require an initial capital spending cost of $2.3 billion.
December 15, 2014 VIDEO: Cat machines destroy world’s tallest sand castle Well, they built it, so they were entitled to do whatever they wanted with the new Guinness World Record holder for the highest sand-made fort.
December 15, 2014 Gemfields acquires additional ruby licenses Gemfields Plc has completed the acquisition of two additional licenses for ruby deposits in Mozambique.
December 13, 2014 Global economy: why it’s a year-end “mess” The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 185 points on Tuesday, prior to rallying to cut its loss—but this was followed by a 170-point intraday decline on Wednesday.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
