July 9, 2018

Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector

Targeting close or ready for production.

July 8, 2018

South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter

Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.

July 5, 2018

Steel making raw materials hit multi-week lows in China on trade woes

Prices of steelmaking raw materials dropped to multi-week lows on Thursday as a festering trade row between China and the United States kept risk appetite low.

July 5, 2018

Thermal coal prices hit 6-year high

Seaborne price for coal used in electricity generation scales $120 a tonne as South Africa diverts exports for domestic use and Asian demand spikes.

July 4, 2018

Our four favourite charts from PWC’s mining industry survey

"He's my favourite."

July 3, 2018

Burning villages, ethnic tensions menace Mozambique gas boom

Women’s cries just after 1 a.m. confirmed Barnabe Samuel Mussa’s worst fears -- an attack was underway.

July 3, 2018

Brazilian ex-billionaire Batista sentenced to 30 years in jail for bribery

Eike Batista, who was once one of the richest men in the world, was found guilty of bribing former Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral in exchange for contracts.

July 2, 2018

Commodities face a twin threat, Morgan Stanley says

Amid the warnings, copper was listed as the top pick after palladium.

June 29, 2018

Mongolian parliament OKs plan to sell 30% of Tavan Tolgoi Mine

Mongolian lawmakers approved a plan to sell up to 30% of the troubled Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the Gobi desert.

June 28, 2018

South Africa’s Exxaro expects H1 thermal coal output to rise 1%

Exxaro Resources Ltd expects coal production for the half year to June 30 to increase by 1.7 percent to 23.52 million tonnes.