December 18, 2017 Pastor who found giant diamond in Sierra Leone to get less cash than promised The government says the cleric violated the Mines and Minerals Act.
December 18, 2017 Columbus-Nordgold project in French Guiana to move ahead Before any heavy equipment touches the ground, Columbus and Nordgold have to go through a public consultation and receive required permits.
December 18, 2017 This map shows the top immigrant population in each country If the world’s migrant population formed a new nation, it would be fifth largest. What are the top immigration populations, how does this look mapped out?
December 18, 2017 2018 global diamond industry primer 2017 has been a year of excess inventory shifting from the upstream segment of the diamond industry to the mid-stream segment.
December 18, 2017 Russia’s Nornickel opens $2.5 bln credit line for refinancing The proceeds will be used for refinancing existing debt, financing capital expenditure and general corporate purposes.
December 15, 2017 Alrosa recovers huge yellow diamond from Yakutia mine The Russian company says more than twenty large rough diamonds over 50 carats have been extracted from its Jubilee pipe.
December 15, 2017 Mining’s Mr. Fix-It brings extinction of 100-Year-Old Lonmin After years of near-death experiences, the story of Lonmin Plc is finally over.
December 15, 2017 Coal into bitcoin? Dirty secret of 2017’s hottest market Creation of digital bitcoins by computer networks has real-world consequences in form of massive energy use, including fuels that cause most pollution.
December 15, 2017 Natixis bank broadens metals fraud lawsuit, targets Glencore unit French bank Natixis has broadened its $32 million lawsuit over fraudulent receipts for nickel stored at warehouses in Asia by adding a unit of commodities giant Glencore as a defendant,…
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