A mineral with thermal qualities vital to hypersonic aircraft could soon be at the centre of the next US-China supply battle ...

Australia widened the scope of its anti-money laundering regulation to include real-estate agents and precious stone dealers following years of warnings over the use of illicit cash in these high ...

Frederick: It's simply the most stunning gemstone on the planet ... But over 90% of the world's opal comes from Australia. And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge.

Zircon from Australia could become fiercely contested by China and the United States, a geologist who works with the Chinese military has warned. While zircon is commonly valued as a gemstone ...