August 4, 2017 Michelangelo’s unrealised marble dream comes true in Italian quarry In 1517, Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany and found the marble of his dreams.
August 4, 2017 Lucara Diamond lowers output target for the year, but pays divvy The Canadian diamond miner now expects to produce between 265,000 carats and 285,000 carats, compared with the previously targeted 290,000-310,000 carats.
August 4, 2017 Russia’s Alrosa searching for 16 miners missing after accident A total of 102 miners have been brought to the surface and another 33 miners have been located in the mine in Yakutia in eastern Siberia and are being evacuated.
August 3, 2017 Greece to kick off arbitration process over Eldorado Gold’s project Authorities seek to settle differences with the Canadian miner over Skouries, one of the gold projects the firm is currently developing in northern Greece.
August 2, 2017 Antofagasta opening exploration office in Peru by year-end Miner said country offers more favourable conditions to start new projects than Chile, where Antofagasta has majority stakes in four copper mines and has just opened a new one —…
August 2, 2017 The key to confidence in the diamond sector De Beers says it sets the bar very high for its technology and expects that each instrument it releases is tested to the highest possible standards, while also being fast,…
August 2, 2017 De Beers Group announces new appointments to Executive Committee De Beers Group today announced three new additions to its Executive Committee. Ann Cormack will succeed Arthur Hewett as Executive Head, Human Resources, as of October 2017. David Prager joins…
August 2, 2017 Rio Tinto’s first-half profit soars 93%, investors getting $3bn back The company will return a total of $3 billion to shareholders: $2 billion on the dividend side and $1 billion of share buybacks.
August 1, 2017 Caterpillar in search of new CFO as Halverson to retire next year Brad Halverson has spent nearly three decades with the mining and construction equipment maker.
August 1, 2017 Alrosa unveils first unique Russian collection of diamonds Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output in carats, introduced Tuesday The Dynasty, a unique collection of diamonds manufactured at its cutting and polishing facilities.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
