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How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ […]

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Covert forms of sexual harassment remain an issue in Western Australia’s mining industry – study

Being put down or condescended to based on gender, and…

Staff Writer | March 14, 2024 | 6:06 am

New method could simplify detection of diamond deposits

Geologists from ETH Zurich and the University of Melbourne have…

Staff Writer | February 11, 2024 | 6:06 am

Brazilian government, miners join forces to improve security in gold mining areas

The Brazilian Institute of Mining (Ibram) joined forces with the…

Staff Writer | January 7, 2024 | 8:00 am

Researchers find missing clue to finding pink diamonds

Researches from Curtin University have identified the missing third key…

Staff Writer | September 20, 2023 | 7:00 am

RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations

US-based Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), multi-industry initiative focused on delivering guidelines and rules for better traceability and responsibility along the mineral supply chains, has […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2021 | 7:39 am

Petra puts “exceptional” 39.34ct blue diamond up for sale

South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) has put a 39.34 carat Type IIb gem recovered at its iconic Cullinan mine in April up for […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2021 | 9:49 am

Real-time measuring of tailings clay content may optimize reclamation processes

The Saskatchewan Research Council together with Suncor Energy and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology are working on a $2.29-million project aimed […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2021 | 6:11 am

China’s largest jewellery retailer backs mined diamonds

The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), which groups the world’s seven leading diamond producers, has inked a deal with China’s top jewellery retailer Chow Tai […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2021 | 9:07 am

India’s covid crisis hits De Beers diamond sales

Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, saw sales fall for a third consecutive month as India, where the […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2021 | 6:58 am

Scientists find new way to calculate diamonds’ age more accurately

New research carried out at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University was able to identify the ages of individual fluid-bearing diamonds, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2021 | 6:06 am

Largest ever Russian diamond fetches $14.1m at Christie’s

The largest diamond ever cut in Russia – a 100.94 carat stone called the Alrosa Spectacle – has sold for 12.84-million Swiss […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 14, 2021 | 1:00 pm

Petra Diamonds reaches settlement on rights abuse claims

Petra Diamonds (LON: PDL) has reached a settlement with claimants that alleged widespread human rights abuses, including beatings and detentions, at the company’s […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 7:55 am

Gem Diamonds finds 370-carat diamond at Letseng

Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) said on Monday it had unearthed a 370 carat Type II, white diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2021 | 3:55 am

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How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Covert forms of sexual harassment remain an issue in Western Australia’s mining industry – study

New method could simplify detection of diamond deposits

Brazilian government, miners join forces to improve security in gold mining areas

Researchers find missing clue to finding pink diamonds

RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations

Petra puts “exceptional” 39.34ct blue diamond up for sale

Real-time measuring of tailings clay content may optimize reclamation processes

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