September 14, 2016

Millennials gave a $25 billion shot in the arm to the diamond industry last year

De Beers, the world's biggest diamond producer, warns that many of the challenges affecting the industry last year are likely to continue over the next decade.

September 14, 2016

Lisheen Mine gears up for ‘first of its kind’ equipment auction in Ireland

THE second largest zinc mine in Europe, The Lisheen Mine in Co. Tipperary is preparing to sell the contents of all remaining equipment and materials at its site on 24th…

September 14, 2016

Interview – Rick Rule – Bonds or precious metals

Rick Rule sits down with Maurice Jackson to discuss his concerns regarding the United States 1) Debt, 2) Bonds, 3) the Politician’s Solution, 4) and why precious metals is the…

September 14, 2016

Rare gold Roman coin found in Jerusalem

The rare coin features the image of Nero and dates to a little over a decade before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

September 14, 2016

Space mining absolutely viable — NASA expert

The main challenge for mining near-Earth celestial bodies is neither technology nor cost, but simply “convincing people it is realistic,” says Dr. Phil Metzger.

September 14, 2016

Gold up, waiting for clues on timing of US rate rise

Gold prices rose on Wednesday as the dollar slipped against a basket of currencies, trading up 0.3% at $1,322.55 an ounce at 1402 GMT.

September 13, 2016

Training for mining has moved to a new level

EduMine's mining campus just became a lot smarter, with expanded training content that covers the mining workforce and delivery by an LMS platform designed for mining.

September 13, 2016

This new technology could be blood diamonds worst enemy

Two companies have partnered to use near field communication (NFC) — best known for enabling mobile payments— for tacking a diamond's history.

September 12, 2016

Look to Chindia for gold’s love trade

The only people buying that early were quants and huge hedge funds. The question, then, was: What factors or models were the quants using to uncover gold’s meteoric rise this…

September 12, 2016

Six workers safely rescued from South African abandoned gold mine

South Africa is believed to have approximately 6,000 abandoned mines and between 8,000 and 30,000 illegal miners across the country.