April 5, 2017 Gold finds strong support from negative real rates In case you haven’t already noticed, inflation has been steadily creeping up since July. In February, the most recent month of available data, consumer prices advanced at their fastest pace…
April 5, 2017 When will Russia run out of oil? Globally, exploratory drilling fell by almost 20 percent in 2015 and fell even further in 2016. Russia's exploration activities, suffered a double blow during this period.
April 5, 2017 Could Chad become the new African gold frontier? A UK listed junior exploration company is hoping to switch Chad’s historic focus from black gold to the more traditional metallic variety with ‘potentially nation-building’ projects.
April 5, 2017 Escondida strike less damaging to Chile’s copper output than thought — report Experts expect the country, which accounts for more 30% of the world's copper supply, to produce 5.4 million tonnes of the metal in 2017, slightly down from the 5.5mnt it…
April 5, 2017 Joy Global becomes Komatsu Mining The Japanese firm has completed its $3.7bn takeover of the Milwaukee-based equipment maker.
April 5, 2017 Cyclone damage causes BHP to declare force majeure in Australia The miner said it won't meet its coal export commitments due to the damage caused by cyclone Debbie, which struck Australia’s north-east coast last week.
April 5, 2017 Firestone soars after finding massive diamond at new Lesotho mine The stock shot up 13% in London Wednesday after Firestone announced it had unearthed an 110-carat yellow diamond, it’s biggest find so far at its Liqhobong mine.
April 4, 2017 Alrosa fetches almost $13 million at auction in Vladivostok Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond miner by output in carats, has held an auction to sell industrial grade and gem quality natural rough diamonds in the Eurasian Diamond Centre.
April 4, 2017 Pink Star diamond breaks world record at $71.2 million The stunning 59.6-carat diamond smashed the $60 million pre-sale estimate set by Sotheby's at Tuesday's auction in Hong Kong.
April 4, 2017 Diamond market regaining sparkle — DeBeers sales up again The world’s No.1 diamond miner by value, reported a 4.9% rise in sales during the third cycle of the year, on the back of a global recovery in prices and…
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
