Commodity traders say more needs to be done to promote women
Women account for less than 5% of senior management at top trading houses, Bloomberg reported last year, and companies are under pressure to improve gender parity.
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The lawsuit is the latest escalation of a public battle between ENRC and the white-collar crime prosecutors that has been in and out of the courts since at least 2014.
Bell tolls for gold mine that once powered South African economy
Sibanye Gold Ltd. has decided that it won’t extend the life of Driefontein, once the biggest mine on the continent.
Newmont readies leadership team post-merger with Goldcorp
Newmont's $10-billion acquisition of Canada’s Goldcorp is expected to close in the second quarter of the year.
African mining firms seek charter changes over past black ownership deals
Companies have requested a judicial review of South Africa's 2018 mining charter to change clauses related to transactions made in the past to increase black ownership.
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater will consider changing primary listing
The precious metals producer is looking into opportunities in gold and the battery metals sectors.
Jiangxi Copper 2018 profit rises 52.4% on hedging gain
The Nanchang-based company posted net income of 2.45 billion yuan for last year, up from 1.61 billion yuan in 2017.
UNEP, ethical investors join miners’ quest for global tailings rules
Currently there are no set of universal rules defining exactly what a tailings dam is, how to build one and how to care for it after it is decommissioned.
