May 13, 2015

Giving up on iron ore best option for Anglo American — Investec

The bank says Anglo could use the funds it gets for dividends and to invest in its much stronger sectors, copper and diamonds.

May 12, 2015

De Beers paid only $226 in royalties for its Ontario mine last year— report

The thrifty amount compares to the almost $3.9 billion the government of Ontario received from the salt sector in the same period.

May 11, 2015

World Bank grants Tanzania $45 million to improve mining sector

Africa's No.4 gold producer is also rich in coal, uranium, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.

May 7, 2015

Capacity development critical to sustaining economic growth in Africa

Prices of commodities are expected to remain high and to be a key driver of African growth over the next few years

May 6, 2015

Would Palladium replace gold as engagement rings choice of metal?

Gold has concentrated lots of interest in the past 6-7 years due to the economic crisis.

May 5, 2015

Survival guide for the mother of all bear markets from veteran bottomfisher John Kaiser

In this frank assessment of everything from gold and diamonds to potash and zinc, Kaiser Research Online author John Kaiser names for The Mining Report readers the companies that could…

May 5, 2015

South Africa delays court decision on black ownership of mines

The mines ministry has missed an April deadline to ask courts solve the issue of whether companies may claim they meet black-ownership quotas if shareholders have sold their stakes.

May 5, 2015

Lucara sells stake in African diamond project to Paragon for $8.5m

Developing Mothae and Lemphane concurrently would allow Paragon to benefit from significant economies of scale, said Paragon Diamonds.

May 4, 2015

Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A

Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.

May 4, 2015

This plant may be the best diamond-finding tool you’ll ever have

American geophysicist and Fulbright scholar, Stephen Haggerty, has found a new prickly, palm-like plant that seems to grow only on top of kimberlite pipes.