August 20, 2013

Sotheby’s expects at least $19m for this rare blue diamond

The rock, about the size of a shirt button, is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever graded by a laboratory.

August 20, 2013

What happens when you tell Indians to stop buying gold

The Love Trade shines on.

August 20, 2013

Giant miners hit 30-year lows

Mining stocks took a dip on Tuesday, as major companies such as Glencore Xstrata and BHP Billiton reported losses and massive writedowns.

August 20, 2013

Glasenberg writes off $8 billion. Yawn

9 reasons why Glencore-Xstrata's eye-watering impairments are nothing to lose sleep about.

August 20, 2013

AngloGold struggling to keep flagship mine in Ghana open — report

New CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, said operations are unsustainable.

August 20, 2013

BHP goes for it: $2.6bn in Canada’s Jansen potash project

Today's announcement takes BHP’s total commitment to Jansen to about $3.8 billion.

August 20, 2013

Fracking blamed for massive wave of earthquakes in Ohio

The state registered over 100 earthquakes in less than a year. Study links them to fracking.

August 20, 2013

Indians buying gold again after RBI-induced confusion ends

Gold imports on standstill since July.

August 19, 2013

Germany recognizes Bitcoin, now here come the taxes

"Each of the 10 million Bitcoins in existence is presently worth about $117."

August 19, 2013

Amplats job cuts: 6,900 in September

Nearly 7,000 South African employees will soon be out of work.