November 4, 2020 Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s wealth swells with Hancock’s A$4bn profit Hancock Prospecting reported a A$4 billion ($2.9bn) net profit after tax for financial 2020, a 56% improvement from the A$2.6 billion logged last year.
November 4, 2020 Union at Candelaria rejects new deal, strike continues Workers said will push forward with the nearly month-long strike that has shut down the mine in Chile.
November 4, 2020 Angola to launch diamond exchange in Luanda in 2021 The government has identified key steps it needs to take before opening the planned diamond exchange by the end of next year.
November 4, 2020 S.African commission condemns killing of activist who opposed coal mine The country's South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) condemned what it described as the “cold-blooded murder” of an environmental activist.
November 3, 2020 Rainbow, Bosveld to develop SA rare earths project The Phalaborwa rare earths project contains about 35 million tonnes of gypsum resulting from historic phosphate hard rock mining.
November 3, 2020 Steel industry cries for help beyond Trump tariff ‘band-aid’ Commodities traders in China won’t be able to import products including coal and copper.
November 3, 2020 Nevada Copper says more funding needed for ramp-up Shares of Nevada Copper plunged 18.7% following the latest operational update.
November 3, 2020 Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years The mine was the world's largest by volume and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds.
November 2, 2020 Lundin’s Candelaria mine offers new deal to end strike The company said the union had received the offer and must vote on it by November 4.
November 2, 2020 Blockade at Fruta del Norte lifted Throughout the 15-day blockade, operations at Ecuador’s largest gold-silver mine continued.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
