May 4, 2017 Gem Diamonds found this high-quality 80-carat rock in Lesotho The D-colour Type-II diamond is one of the highest-quality stones to come out of the company’s Letšeng mine.
May 3, 2017 2017 global natural diamond production forecasted at 142M carats worth $15.6B The top 10 largest mines in the world by value produced are estimated to represent 58% of global production.
May 3, 2017 Dozens trapped, two killed in Iranian coal mine explosion The blast took place at a mine located in Iran's northern Golestan province on Wednesday morning.
May 3, 2017 Centamin shares fall after reporting profit and production declines Despite the drop in production, the gold miner kept guidance unchanged for its 2017 financial year at 540,000 ounces.
May 2, 2017 Mining no longer top sector attracting investors to Africa — report Industrial and precious metals, coal, oil, as well as natural gas, collectively accounted for just 6.2% of foreign direct investment into the continent last year.
May 2, 2017 K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’ It's the first potash mine built in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in more than 40 years.
May 2, 2017 Greece to sell coal-fired plants, mines as part of bailout deal Athens will begin testing the waters for such sale in November, with the goal of wrapping up the sale by June 2018.
May 2, 2017 South32 buys stake in Canada’s Arizona Mining for $81 million The Perth-based miner has agreed to purchase 45 million shares of the Canadian junior at a price of $2.45 per share, or about 15% of Arizona Mining’s outstanding shares.
May 1, 2017 Record outflows from gold ETFs as price plumbs 3-week low It's been a rough set of trading sessions for the yellow metal.
May 1, 2017 Suncor Energy restarts shipments from Syncrude Mildred Lake oil sands facility Over the weekend, Syncrude completed the necessary repairs and start-up activities to begin shipping product by pipeline.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
