May 19, 2023 Trafigura says accused fraudster’s wife not a bystander Trafigura in February accused Prateek Gupta and the companies connected to him of perpetrating a “systematic fraud” .
May 19, 2023 Gem trader HB Antwerp eyes African diamonds after Botswana pact The firm is looking for potential deals to process rough diamonds in countries including Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho and the DRC.
May 19, 2023 G-7 to chase Russia’s diamonds while stopping short of total ban Earlier attempts to sanction Russian gems in Europe have met resistance from importer nations like Belgium.
May 19, 2023 Half of the coal-fired power plants announced worldwide unlikely to be built — study A study by Mercator found that 50% of the coal-fired power plants that were planned to come online in the next few years will fail to do so.
May 18, 2023 Ultra-rare Bulgari Laguna Blu diamond sells for $25 million The exceptional blue diamond found a buyer after a four-minute bidding battle between three telephone bidders and one bidder in the room.
May 18, 2023 G7 to discuss diamond trade with future Russia sanctions in mind – EU official Poland in April presented a proposal for a new set of sanctions on Russia for waging war against Ukraine, including oil and diamond imports.
May 18, 2023 Pembridge Resources in trading halt as it seeks liquidation The miner, whose shares collapsed this week on the closure of its Minto copper-gold mine in Canada, has engaged insolvency advisers.
May 18, 2023 Scientists purify uranium-laden water using magnetic bacteria Magnetotactic bacteria can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their cell walls.
May 17, 2023 EU nears critical materials agreements with Argentina and Chile Preliminary memorandums of understanding could be signed during the next four months, according to the European Commission.
May 17, 2023 UK’s first centre for rare earth magnet recycling to open in Birmingham Scale-up and roll-out of technology first piloted at the University of Birmingham forms the basis for the UK’s first full scale remanufacturing facility for rare earth magnets.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
