April 11, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater to axe 4,000 jobs in gold mines restructuring The planned restructuring of its loss-making South African gold operations may impact 3,107 employees and 915 contractors.
April 10, 2024 Zimplats to cap job cuts at 1% of workforce, CEO says Zimbabwe's biggest platinum producer announced in March it was offering voluntary job cuts.
April 10, 2024 Sibanye may seek $500m via metals prepayment deals to boost cash The precious metals producer saw profits tumble $2 billion last year due to lower metal prices and a reported $2.6 billion of impairments.
April 10, 2024 Amplats says it has received no credible offers for South African assets Parent company Anglo American prompted the speculation in February when CEO Duncan Wanblad said "nothing is off the table".
April 5, 2024 Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024 World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.
April 3, 2024 Scientists develop greener method for extracting gold from low-grade ore, e-waste New technique safely extracts valuable metals from e-waste and low-grade ore using dramatically less energy and fewer chemicals than existing processes.
March 29, 2024 Glencore makes additional investment in Stillwater Critical Minerals Last June, the commodity trading giant made its first investment in the critical minerals explorer.
March 27, 2024 Magna Mining signs offtake deal with Vale for Crean Hill project Under the agreement, initial production from Crean Hill would be shipped to Vale's Clarabelle mill in Sudbury for processing.
March 20, 2024 Platinum metals face structural hit to demand from electric vehicle revolution According to analysts at Macquarie, demand for both platinum and palladium from the auto sector will start falling beyond 2025.
March 20, 2024 Zimplats to offer voluntary job cuts after platinum price rout Zimplats did not say how many of the 8,000 permanent and contract jobs were targeted.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
