August 14, 2017 Alrosa to keep 2017 output target unchanged despite Mir accident The world’s top diamond producer by output in carats still expects to produce about 39 million carats this year.
August 14, 2017 Stellar Diamonds extends sale of Guinea assets, refinances loan The diamond miner decided to offload those units to focus on its Tongo-Tonguma project in Sierra Leone, which has the potential to generate earnings of $45 million a year.
August 13, 2017 Ancient coins show how empire shifted from Carthage to Rome A study of Roman coins has shown how the defeat of Hannibal and the Carthaginian empire led to coinage spreading across the Roman Empire from silver mines in Spain.
August 11, 2017 Coal mine shuts down in Spain due to lack of clients La Escondida was the last project of its type in the Castilla and León region
August 9, 2017 Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
August 8, 2017 Gold could be used in cancer treatment, researchers say Tiny flecks of gold could be used in the fight against cancer
August 7, 2017 Mining industry can now predict opposition to projects before it’s too late Chalkstone was born out of counter-insurgency tactics used by troops in Afghanistan, but its unique methodology is now being used by miners, which can map-out power structures and counter the…
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.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
