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%.
June 25, 2012 FLSmidth opens all-in-one service centre in Chile FLSmidth has opened an all-in-one service centre, called a Supercenter, in Renca, Santiago, Chile. The centre is one of eight planned to be built in countries where FLSmidth has signifi-…
June 25, 2012 Coal prices sink again as Chinese storage yards near capacity Analysts are now saying that the world's second largest economy may not be the "long-term structural importer of thermal coal" suppliers have been betting on.
June 25, 2012 Rio Tinto makes first coal shipment from Mozambique Giant miner Rio Tinto said Monday that it has started exporting premium hard coking coal from its Mozambique Benga Mine, its first shipment of 34,000 tons has left the Port…
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