Mining News

Petra Diamonds Limited announces that the two Cullinan white diamonds of 58 and 53 carats were sold in early November for US$2.8 million...

Recently, carbon-free copper smelting technology, a technology with full independent intellectual property rights, has passed expert examination...

The diamond industry's Kimberley Process is failing due to a lack of accountability and follow-up, paving the way for an illegal trade that could see a return of conflict stones to world markets...

The Doe Run Co. says it will clean up about 240 acres of former mining land in the western part of Jasper County. About 80 acres of the land is the former Snapp Mine north of Joplin. The other two sites are...

Gold rose to a record in London and New York on speculation that a weakening dollar and faster inflation will boost the appeal of precious metals. Gold reached...

Those who are wondering where is gold headed for, here is the answer...

Russia's monthly oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day in September for the first time, nearly 25 percent more than...

A 507-carat white diamond has been discovered at the historic Cullinan mine...

The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has risen to 42, with 37...

This week gold showed its true colours with a surge and poised itself to cross the psychological mark of $1000 per ounce...

London-based BP said it had made a "giant" oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, reaffirming the area's...

A team of international researchers claims to have identified a pattern in the gold market that has been predicting the movement of gold stocks...

A group promoting reforestation in Appalachia is seeking more than $422 million to plant trees on mountains that were cleared or leveled for...

The surest route to big bucks was running an oil or natural gas company. Their CEOs represented seven of the...

A Kenyan mob armed with clubs, spears and bows and arrows killed a prominent Scottish gemstone expert during a dispute over mining in a national park, police...

State-controlled Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co. Ltd. launched a surprise $148.5-million unsolicited takeover bid for Canadian Royalties Inc. yesterday, marking one of the first times the...

British mining giant Vedanta said on Tuesday it is going ahead with plans to mine a bauxite-rich hillside in Orissa considered sacred land by local tribals, and...

A Toronto-based mining company has donated US$100,000 to care for 43 Ethiopian children whose adoptions to Canadians were jeopardized following...

De Beers, the world's top diamond producer, posted a 99 percent fall in first-half net profit and said rough diamond sales slid...

Occidental Petroleum Corporation has made a significant discovery of oil and gas reserves in Kern County, California. Occidental believes there are...