May 30, 2018 Mountain Province finds 95-carat diamond in Canada’s far north The white octahedron of "top clarity" is the largest gem quality diamond and fourth largest stone ever recovered at the company's Gahcho Kué mine, located in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
May 29, 2018 RBS to stop financing new coal plants, oil sands or arctic oil projects Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland said it had tightened restrictions on project finance and general lending for high-carbon energy projects and companies.
May 29, 2018 India seeks gold, diamond mining rights in Russia India seeks to import gold and diamonds for value-addition before exporting them.
May 29, 2018 Petropavlovsk asks UK regulators to investigate activist shareholders The London-listed firm is near the end of a quest to bring on technology to boost profits from the treatment of refractory gold ore.
May 29, 2018 World’s largest diamond miner De Beers to sell synthetic stones After vowing for over a century it would never sell stones made in laboratories, De Beers will start doing so in September.
May 28, 2018 Hedge funds have never been this bearish on platinum price Large scale speculators in platinum futures go shortest ever as Europe industrial policy chief says "diesel cars are finished".
May 28, 2018 Vedanta’s troubles worsen as Indian state orders permanent closure of smelter Deadly protests last week over alleged pollution from the Tuticorin smelter have prolonged a shutdown of the 400,000 tonnes-a-year operation. This time it seems to be forever.
May 27, 2018 Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost? The United States Steel Corp is re-hiring or recruiting around 500 workers as it readies for production in mid-June at a blast furnace it idled in 2015.
May 27, 2018 Russia’s Avtovaz explores alternatives to sanctions-hit Rusal Rusal is Avtovaz's top aluminium supplier.
May 25, 2018 Meghan Markle makes gold sales sparkle The Meghan Markle effect has spread to yellow gold jewelry, helping boost United States sales in the first quarter of 2018 with further gains expected.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
