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Sibanye-Stillwater in good financial, political position to negotiate wages – report

Despite its fraught relationship with with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, experts say recent developments play in favour of the company.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 5, 2019 | 11:27 am

Asia gold – lower prices, festive demand boost purchases in India, Singapore

Gold demand was robust in India and Singapore this week as a correction in prices ahead of a key gold-buying festival boosted purchases.

Reuters | May 5, 2019 | 9:19 am

Zambia’s finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debt

The proposed tax change in Africa's second biggest copper producing nation has upset the mining community.

Reuters | May 5, 2019 | 9:19 am

Scientists decipher the origin of Nevada’s ‘fool’s gold’

Fool’s gold is very common in the Carlin-type gold deposits that are found in Nevada.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 3, 2019 | 11:08 pm

CIBC is first quarter’s top mining dealmaker

The Canadian bank advises on deals worth $18.7B as fewer, bigger deals lift mining M&A 6.3% in Q1.

Frik Els | May 3, 2019 | 1:30 pm

30-year study shows dramatic drop in infant mortality near sub-Sahara gold mines

The mortality rate drops during the investment of large-scale gold mining and continues to fall following the mine opening, the research finds.

MINING.com Editor | May 3, 2019 | 12:09 pm

Australian battery materials plant eyes financing deal by end-June

Australian Mines aims to produce 53,300 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 8,500 of cobalt sulphate a year, making it a sizeable producer of the materials used in lithium batteries for electric vehicles.

Reuters | May 3, 2019 | 10:27 am

Miners in Congo face subcontracting limits under new rules

The new mining code that Congo passed last year confirmed that subcontracting in the mining industry will be limited to companies of which the majority of capital is held by Congolese.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2019 | 9:56 am