October 13, 2015

ALROSA hosted WDC Annual Meeting in Moscow

On 12-13 October, ALROSA hosted the annual general meeting of the World Diamond Council (WDC) in Moscow.

October 13, 2015

Responsible environmental management policies across industry critical to sustainable demand for jewellery

CIBJO's programme is intended to serve as model for the international jewellery industry in general.

October 13, 2015

S. Africa’s main coal union accepts wage offer, ends strike

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Chamber of Mines, which has been negotiating on behalf of the country’s main coal producers, will sign the agreement later today.

October 13, 2015

Cree community looks on warily as De Beers scours North for diamonds

Diamond mines aren’t forever, and within four years the Victor Mine, De Beers’ first in Ontario, is expected to reach the end of its life.

October 13, 2015

Four dead, two injured in a Bosnian coal mine accident

The causes of the deadly incident at the operation, located in central Bosnia, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of Sarajevo, are unclear.

October 13, 2015

Map shows oil sands air pollution doesn’t reach N.W.T., Yukon

A new computer-generated video from Environment Canada shows people in the territories shouldn't be overly concerned about air pollution from Alberta's oilsands affecting their health.

October 13, 2015

UK local council pensions lose over $1 billion with coal crash

The decline in coal share prices has affected the pensions of millions of bus drivers, librarians, park attendants, school workers, housing officers and care workers, a new study from Platform…

October 9, 2015

US still holds $54 billion of Germany’s gold

2,300 page document detailing gold bar inventory released by Bundesbank shows 43% of reserves held in Manhattan not going anywhere.

October 9, 2015

Kazakhstan is now the US top uranium supplier

The country, the world’s largest uranium producer, accounted for 23% of the U.S. imports of the raw material last year.

October 9, 2015

Glencore responsible for extension of coal strike in S. Africa — union

According to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Swiss-based company is the one “holding the whole process to ransom".