May 23, 2016 Alrosa vice president Andrey Polyakov assumes world diamond council’s presidency The World Diamond Council brings together representatives of the entire international diamond industry supply chain, from mining through retail.
May 23, 2016 Crude falls as Canada to resume oil sands output after fires Cooler weather is helping to control a blaze in Canada’s oil sands region and allowing Suncor Energy Inc. and Syncrude Canada Ltd. to start getting back to work.
May 20, 2016 Japan ‘swimming against current’ when it comes to phasing out coal Report shows that Japan is the only G7 country seeking to build new coal-power plants.
May 20, 2016 Dominion Diamond secures environmental approval for Ekati mine expansion Project could help keep Ekati producing diamonds until 2033, or 13 years later than the expected end of its mine life.
May 20, 2016 ‘Oppenheimer Blue’ diamond sets new record, fetches $57 million It’s now the most expensive diamond ever sold at an auction.
May 20, 2016 Indigenous Mexicans challenge constitutionality of mining act The Me'phaa Indigenous communities argue the mining act violates international treaties that Mexico had signed and ratified.
May 19, 2016 Harvard, IMF economist: Emerging markets must go for gold If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes
May 19, 2016 Prospect generation – making mining into a numbers game A concept born from two facts: mineral exploration is extremely capital intensive, and just 1 out of 3,000 mineralized anomalies became a mine.
May 19, 2016 Caterpillar retail sales drop 12% in first three months of the year Results mark the 41 straight month of retail sales declines.
US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals Bill would establish a Strategic Resilience Reserve to support domestic production and processing of minerals vital to electrification, clean energy and national defense. January 20, 2026 | 01:11 pm
