June 29, 2015 Rocket explosion a fresh blow to asteroid mining ambitions Sunday's fiasco was the third major failure for America's commercial space industry in less than a year.
June 29, 2015 South Africa’s gold workers ‘unimpressed’ with 13% pay rise offer Gold producers offered above-inflation wages, which make up 55% of their mining costs in the country.
June 29, 2015 Royal Nickel announces C$12 million royalty and private equity financing Letter of intent signed with Orion Mine Finance
June 25, 2015 Dismal state of TSX-V in two crushing graphs Bear market is more than 1,000 days old and nearly 1,200 companies have dropped off the Toronto venture market.
June 25, 2015 South African commission finds police to blame in Marikana deaths The commission into the deaths at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in August 2012 concluded the plan to quell the massive protest was “defective,” and shouldn't have been executed as such.
June 24, 2015 South African gold sector to table wage offer next week The companies, which bargain collectively under the country’s Chamber of Mines, are already battling low metal prices and mounting electricity costs amid power outages.
June 23, 2015 Amplats axing over 400 jobs in South Africa Anglo American’s platinum unit cited dark outlook for the sector as main reason for the cuts.
June 17, 2015 Platinum, palladium prices pounded again Palladium enters bear market and platinum hits fresh six-and-a-half year low on worries over Greek debt crisis.
June 17, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: Every Chinese overseas investment over $100m visualized Showing over 1,250 attempted transactions, this list includes both successful and failed attempts in order to visualize the ebb and flow of Chinese investments up until mid-2014.
June 17, 2015 Congo mulls suspending Ivanhoe’s Kamoa stake sale to Zijin It also plans to review the legal status of the joint venture, while it negotiates with Ivanhoe to raise its stake to 20% from the current 5% it holds.
South Africa’s last manganese smelter on the brink as high power costs weigh Transalloys CEO Konstantin Sadovnik says the business has been loss‑making for about three years. December 30, 2025 | 08:13 am
