June 26, 2012 Robots to ensure high safety standards in Latin American mines Scientists around the world, including in Canada, are currently developing robots that can anticipate and prevent mining accidents, such as the dramatic entrapment of 33 Chilean miners in the Atacama…
June 26, 2012 Diamonds are now your laundry’s best friend British scientists have discovered that adding small amounts of nanodiamonds - pieces of carbon less than a ten-thousandth of the diameter of a human hair - make powder detergent much…
June 26, 2012 Rockwell Diamonds carat production up 74% in Q1 Canadian Rockwell Diamonds announced its carat production for the first quarter of this year improved by 74% to 6116 carats from the same period last year.
June 26, 2012 Scio Diamond – S3532 Technology produces big in first full production run Scio Diamond Technology announced today that the first full production run using the company's S3532 technology on five diamond growing reactors was extremely successful. The five growers ran an average…
June 26, 2012 Chinese diamond mogul funding Mugabe’s military: report A Chinese magnate, benefiting from his access to diamonds in Zimbabwe, is reported to have ploughed $100 million into the country’s Central Intelligence Organisation to fund covert operations against Mugabe's…
June 26, 2012 Consumers concerned with the ethical dilemma of supporting the diamond trade turn to Cubic Zirconia dealer Birkat Elyon Birkat Elyon, celebrated high-end cubic zirconia jewelry manufacturer, reports an increase in cz sales from consumers concerned with the supporting the diamond trade.
June 26, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia cuts 50 jobs to $10 million Copper and gold focused Ivanhoe Australia announced Tuesday that it will cut 50 jobs from its Queensland operations to save around $10 million.
June 26, 2012 Barrick Gold appoints rival Agnico-Eagle CFO to boost stock price The world’s largest gold company, Barrick Gold, has rehired a former member of its financial team to fill a senior management spot generated when it dumped former chief executive Aaron…
June 25, 2012 Caterpillar to Present Broadest Range of Mining Equipment in the Largest Exhibit at MINExpo 2012 No matter what their interests—surface or underground, hard rock or soft rock—MINExpo visitors will find the machines and technology at the Caterpillar exhibit to help them mine and move minerals…
June 25, 2012 Glencore, Lexshell consortium owns 71% of Optimum Coal A consortium comprising commodities trader Glencore and South African businessperson Cyril Ramaphosa’s Lexshell 849 has increased its shareholding in black economic-empowered Optimum Coal to just over 70%.
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
