September 21, 2016 South African gold miners can appeal silicosis ruling They will appeal verdict that paved the way for about half a million current and former miners to proceed with a multi-million-dollar suit, which seeks compensation for those who contracted…
September 21, 2016 Suncor to take $80 million hit after Nova Scotia project found non-commercial The charge is related to the first exploration well of its joint venture in the Shelburne basin, south of Nova Scotia.
September 21, 2016 Alrosa unveils detection device for polished diamonds Rough-diamond prices fell 18% in 2015 and some miners, such as Alrosa, believe synthetic gems were partly responsible for it.
September 21, 2016 One of world’s largest, newest diamond mines is now open Gahcho Kué, a joint venture between De Beers Canada (51%) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%), is expected to inject $5.2bn into Canada’s economy.
September 20, 2016 World’s top diamond producer Alrosa doesn’t like synthetics The Russian miner, the world's top diamond producer by output, said it has become imperative for the industry to find effective ways to defend the market from illegal substitutions by…
September 20, 2016 Here’s what 50 million extra tonnes of iron ore will do to prices Prices for the steel-making ingredient are down by 9.8% over a month ago and most of the massive projects expected to come on stream this year are not producing at…
September 20, 2016 Investors can’t get enough of South America’s ‘lithium triangle’ More than half of the world’s identified resources of the mineral are found in South America's "lithium triangle", a region where Canada's Wealth Minerals has been acquiring assets.
September 20, 2016 Five years of deficits will keep zinc price on the boil New report forecasts very tight market conditions as stocks drop to below 5% of consumption by the end of the decade compared to more than 11% this year.
September 20, 2016 Breakthrough review shows geoscientists’ job prospects directly tied to mineral commodity price movements As commodity prices dip, job prospects for geoscientists plummet – with little or no lag time between one outcome following the other.
September 19, 2016 Rio Tinto is no longer worried about China’s growth The world’s second largest miner says is now rather “cautiously optimistic” in relation to what China's effect on commodity prices has in store.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
