Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Rio Tinto becomes sole owner of Pistol Bay uranium assets in Canada

Rio Tinto had already earned a 75% interest in the C-4-5-6 property, and it was expected to exercise its option to acquire full interest by 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2018 | 4:30 am

Another death at one of Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines

A worker died on Monday night while clearing a blocked ore pass at the company’s Driefontein gold operation in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2018 | 2:45 am

Soaring cobalt prices force Samsung SDI to mine metal from old phones

The firm is also trying to halve use of cobalt in batteries from around 20% by raising the proportion of nickel, and it will start researching on development of nearly cobalt-free batteries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2018 | 8:44 am

Embattled Acacia Mining ends painful year with $700-million loss

The miner has also scrapped its 2017 dividend after full-year core earnings fell by more than a third because of a ban on unprocessed mineral exports in Tanzania.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2018 | 5:17 am

Suncor Energy hikes stake in Syncrude in $730 million deal

Canada's largest energy producer also buys into Norwegian Sea oil project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2018 | 3:18 am

Embattled Avocet completes sale of Burkina Faso assets

The three-times delayed $5 million-deal should help the miner dodge bankruptcy for its units in the West African country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2018 | 9:35 am

Cameco’s profit beat estimates on improved uranium prices, cost-cutting drive

Canada’s top uranium producer is seeing the first improvements brought by higher prices and drastic cost-cutting measures, including the recent haly of its flagship McArthur River mine in northern Saskatchewan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2018 | 5:58 am

De Beers’ Namibia venture puts mine up for sale, at least 130 jobs to go

Namdeb, a 50/50 joint venture between the Namibian government and Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers, has put its Elizabeth Bay Mine up for sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2018 | 3:18 am

Vedanta hit by iron ore mining halt in Goa

Company's shares fell as much as 5.5% on the news that the Indian Supreme Court had cancelled all the 88 existing iron ore mining licences in the Indian coastal state of Goa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2018 | 10:29 am

Ivanhoe boss said he’d pay higher taxes in Congo if it benefits locals

Robert Friedland, founder and executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, said he would be happy to pay higher taxes if there is stability in Congo's rules and transparency in the accounting of those royalties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2018 | 6:59 am

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