September 20, 2019 Brazil to lay criminal charges against Vale, auditor in dam burst Police said the companies presented fake documents backing the stability of the dam that collapsed in January.
September 20, 2019 SL Mining to halt operations at Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone The move follows a shipment ban imposed by the government in July.
September 19, 2019 First Quantum Minerals draws takeover interest First Quantum controls the open-pit Kansanshi mine in Zambia, which has 340,000 metric tons of annual copper production capacity.
September 19, 2019 US, Australia to unveil plan to improve rare earth supply The plan addresses growing concern China could cut off shipments of the prized commodities.
September 19, 2019 Sasol said to plan sale of its South Africa coal mining unit The mining business had turnover of 20 billion rand ($1.4 billion) in the 2018 financial year.
September 19, 2019 Kepco Bylong’s coal mine in Australia denied development consent An independent commission found that the mine would have had long-lasting environmental, agricultural and heritage impacts.
September 18, 2019 New Trevali boss bullish despite zinc price weakness Trevali is not the only zinc miner to experience a stock market pummelling.
September 18, 2019 Newmont offered $25 million in social projects to end mine conflict Operations at the open-pit mine, which produced 272,000 ounces of gold last year, were temporarily suspended last weekend.
September 18, 2019 Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.
September 18, 2019 BHP CEO’s pay cut by almost 25% after worker’s death, runaway train While Andrew Mackenzie's base salary was kept at $1.7m, earnings including benefits totalled $3.5m, down from the $4.6m he pocketed in 2018.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
