Pandora shuns diamond mines for lab-grown gems because they are cheaper and more sustainable By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:39 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 4 May 2021 Pandora is to only sell diamonds that have been made in laboratories – because they are cheaper and more sustainable. Boss … Read more
Rio Tinto warned by shareholder advisers that boardroom penalties for fatalities at its mines are too lenient By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 3 April 2021 Rio Tinto has been warned by shareholder advisers that boardroom penalties for fatalities at its mines are too … Read more
How do you guarantee a UK holiday full of precious memories? By visiting our best gold and silver mines of course. Here you’ll delve deep into the history of mining, explore tunnels, pan for gold, learn fascinating facts about geology and our landscape – and buy (or find) treasure to take home. Head first to … Read more
Greta Thunberg has rubbished Boris Johnson’s promises of a ‘green revolution’ after the government approved the use of a bee killing pesticide and a new coal mine. The Prime Minister has presented himself as being at the head of efforts to green the global economy with, for example, promises of huge reductions in greenhouse gas … Read more
Metals miner Fresnillo cuts gold production forecasts after its Mexican mines are hit by Covid Gold and silver are seen as safe investments in economically uncertain times The firm blamed a drop in workers at its Herradura mine for its lower forecasts Fresnillo’s silver production guidance remains unchanged at 51-56m ounces By Harry Wise For … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: London Stock Exchange-listed Bluebird Merchant Ventures reopens old gold mines By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 September 2020 What is it? Bluebird Merchant Ventures reopens old gold mines. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s main market. What’s … Read more
Neo-Nazi farmer, 58, kept grenades, mines and explosives in his country home and stored cyanide next to the ginger beer in his fridge, court hears Police found arsenal of explosives at the property owned by Russell Wadge, 58 Officers raided his home on Baglan Farm in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire Prosecutor Tom Little said hydrogen cyanide was … Read more
MEMOIR NOT THE TYPE by Camilla Thurlow (John Blake £16.99, 288 pp) Camilla Thurlow was not exactly your average Love Island contestant when she appeared on the reality dating show in 2017. She was not, like many islanders, a personal trainer, sexy scaffolder or nebulous influencer. Thurlow’s job was far more dangerous: explosive ordinance disposal … Read more
Years ago, an enterprising estate agent called Roy Brooks was well-known for his decidedly off-beat property advertisements. Instead of delivering hand-me-down flannel about ‘highly sought after’ homes ‘with a wealth of original features’, Brooks delighted in highlighting all the worst points of a property. ‘Wanted: someone with taste, means and a stomach strong enough to … Read more
One of England’s last coal mines is set to close today after almost 200 years in operation. The Bradley open-cast mine in Durham, which produced 150,000 tonnes of coal each year, is set to extract its last coal today and close its doors permanently. Owners Banks Group had applied for permission to keep the the … Read more