December 5, 2017 Sierra Leone ‘Peace Diamond’ sold for less-than-expected The egg-sized, 709-carat rough yellowish diamond was sold for $6.5 million to luxury jeweller Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds.
December 4, 2017 Bacanora tanks as president resigns President and director Martin Vidal has left the post effective November 30.
December 4, 2017 Gold ETFs soar as Russia probe closes in on Trump’s inner circle SPDR Gold Shares, the biggest gold-backed ETF, attracted the most money since September as the Trump-Russia probe escalated.
December 4, 2017 PJSC Polyus: first doré gold poured at Natalka Pouring of first doré gold announced at Polyus’ main greenfield, miner expects full ramp-up of the mill to be completed by the end of 2018.
December 4, 2017 Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.
December 3, 2017 In Germany’s Appalachia, the last coal mine is closing It’s a sunny October day on the outskirts of the west German town of Bottrop.
December 1, 2017 Ukraine’s steel output down 13 pct so far in 2017 Ukraine's steel production in eleven months to end-November fell 13 pct year-on-year to 19.4 million tonnes, Ukrainian steel producers' union said Friday.
December 1, 2017 Alrosa’s 51-carat Dynasty diamond fails to sell at auction The other four other stones of the collection were sold at an average premium of 30%.
December 1, 2017 Australia’s NSW to ban open-pit mining in South Drayton area The New South Wales Government decided there would be no open-pit mining at the site formerly known as Drayton South, but it paved the way for an underground mine instead.
November 30, 2017 Move over, Tesla! China holds the keys to electric vehicles As the world’s largest auto market, China was responsible for about half of the sales as the crackdown on polluting industries has propelled renewable alternatives from power generation to consumer…
Critical Metals soars on project upgrades, US-Greenland talks Earlier this week, the company announced it will acquire a fully integrated, mobile assay laboratory to supplement its Tanbreez project. January 14, 2026 | 10:50 am
