August 25, 2011 Over the counter trade in Russia values Alrosa at $8.6 billion Interfax reports Russia state-owned diamond miner Alrosa is up 22% on the country's trading board for unlisted stocks since it was first quoted there on July 18. The price of…
August 25, 2011 Oil overreaction? High oil prices seem to have become a fact of life. Many have grudgingly advised that we had better get used to it, and move on. Analysis repeatedly cites insatiable…
August 25, 2011 Gold sell-off. Now what? After reaching an all-time high well above $1,900 earlier this week, gold is now about $180 lower, just two days later. We have been saying more than once that we…
August 25, 2011 The secrets of diamond mining are forever 24/7 Wall St says the global diamond mining industry may be one of the world’s best-kept secrets and diamond mining is not unlike the oil business, where about 100 massive…
August 25, 2011 Signet Q2 sales up 11% to $797.6 million Signet Jewelers Limited reported a 10.8 percent increase in sales to $797.6 million in the second quarter. Same store sales at the world's largest specialty retail jeweler popped 9.9 percent…
August 25, 2011 32.7 carat vivid yellow diamond expected to fetch $6 million A 32.77 carats fancy vivid yellow diamond will be offered at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on October 18. The diamond is expected to find a buyer willing…
August 25, 2011 Indonesian Timah’s refined H1 tin output down 5% Refined tin production at Indonesia's Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, fell 5 percent in the first half of this year compared with a year ago, the state-owned company…
August 25, 2011 South Africa’s Eskom accepts BHP coal pricing ruling Eskom will not appeal the court ruling that it has to disclose the special pricing deal it has with mineral resources group BHP Billiton, says Eskom CEO Brian Dames.
August 25, 2011 EPA finalizes surface-mining guidelines Federal regulators have finalized surface-mining guidelines that have caused controversy in Appalachian coal country. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said use of the guidelines will better protect water quality and…
August 25, 2011 Atlas keeps costs in check and maps out bright future Atlas has bucked the inflationary trend in Western Australia by meeting its cost targets on the way to a maiden profit of $169 million. The iron ore exporter kept production…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
