Lab-grown diamond prices slide as De Beers fights back
LONDON (Reuters) – Since De Beers abandoned its decades-old policy of refusing to sell lab-grown diamonds as jewelery, the price gap between man-made stones and natural gems has widened –…
South Africa miners reach $400 million silicosis settlement with mining companies
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African gold producers agreed a 5 billion rand ($400 million) class action settlement on Thursday with law firms representing thousands of miners who contracted the fatal…