December 2, 2015 Rio Tinto unveils one of largest diamonds ever found in Canada The 187.7-carat Diavik Foxfire diamond will be showcased in London before returning to Antwerp for detailed assessment.
December 2, 2015 World’s two biggest miners walking away from coal, but they are not telling BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have significantly cut their investments in coal, while repositioning behind the scenes.
December 2, 2015 Canadian Oil Sands to stay in the black even if crude prices keep falling The company, currently the target of a $4.3 billion takeover bid by Suncor, unveiled a pared-back capital budget that cuts spending by 20% year-over-year to $295 million in 2016.
December 1, 2015 Glencore could sell its troubled South African Optimum coal mine Glencore's struggling South African unit, Optimum, which is currently embroiled in a dispute over the price of coal with power utility Eskom could be sold off, a firm appointed to…
December 1, 2015 Swiss scientists make gold nugget ‘as light as air’ The gold nugget is also about 1,000 times cheaper than solid gold.
December 1, 2015 Barrick completes sale of 50% of Zaldívar copper mine to Antofagasta The proceeds of the sale will be used to reduce a debt pile of $13 billion with a target of wiping out $3 billion this year.
December 1, 2015 Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore mine readies for first shipment Roy Hill iron ore mine will soon start exporting the steelmaking material, just as prices hit a fresh seven-year low.
December 1, 2015 De Beers’ Kimberley Mines sold to Petra Diamonds, Ekapa Mining for $7.2m The sale marks the end of De Beers' century-long diamond mining history in South Africa.
December 1, 2015 ISIS, Turkey and oil – the bigger picture: interview with Pelicourt Robert Bensh—managing director and partner at Pelicourt, a Western-owned oil and gas company discusses navigating tricky conflict zones.
December 1, 2015 BHP Billiton to slash copper production costs, increase output The miner expects to lower production costs to $1.08 per pound during the 2017 financial year, from a projected $1.21 per pound in the year ending June 2016.
CME Group hikes gold, silver margins again as volatility grips markets Both initial and maintenance margins for COMEX 100 Gold Futures have been increased to 9%. February 06, 2026 | 07:24 am
