S. Africa unions decry fatalities as six die at copper mine
South Africa’s mining industry is heading for the deadliest year since 2012 after six people died in an underground fire at Palabora Mining.
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Last year saw only small changes in global cobalt supply but some large projects are about to come on line.
Four miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident, officials say
The government will close the mine until an investigation is complete and it gets the conclusions of international experts.
Fura Gems grabs more ruby assets in Mozambique
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Vale’s iron ore output hit fresh record high despite trucker strike
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Randgold’s Tongon mine in Ivory Coast hit by strike
Labour action has brought gold production to a halt.
Wheaton buys all gold, some palladium from Sibanye US mines
Streaming deal involves production from Sibanye's Stillwater and East Boulder mines, located in Montana.
Top-grade iron ore may spike to $100
High-grade iron ore may spike to $100 a metric ton as China intensifies a clampdown on pollution by restraining industrial activity.
