South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater may restructure loss-making gold shafts Gold producers in Africa's most industrialised economy, have seen profits squeezed by rising costs, labour unrest and declining grades. Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 11:01 am
Firestone shares on fire after finding 70-carat diamond in Lesotho The white, makeable diamond is the largest found so far this year and follows the recovery of a 46-carat, gem quality white rock in December. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 10:50 am
Newcrest sells Côte d’Ivoire project to Canada’s Roxgold in $30 million deal Roxgold believes the project has near-term development potential due to its Antenna deposit, which hosts an inferred resource of 5.8 million tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 10:49 am
Harmony Gold in talks to build solar power plant Eskom's troubles are a big headache for heavy energy users in South Africa, particularly gold mining companies. Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 10:44 am
Nickel rally fades, electric vehicle buzz doesn’t Was it another false dawn for the nickel market? Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 10:37 am
Trudeau cabinet minister quits amid SNC-Lavalin controversy The statement doesn’t offer a reason for her departure. Bloomberg News | February 12, 2019 | 10:21 am
China scoops up more gold for reserves as global risks mount While China’s holdings are the sixth largest by country, they account for only 2.4 percent of reserves, compared with more than 70 percent in Germany and the US. Bloomberg News | February 12, 2019 | 10:00 am
Bougainville’s $58B gold-copper mine rights safe for now as Mining Act changes rejected The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has rejected controversial changes to its mining law. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 9:51 am
Northern Star shares up on better-than-expected exploration results at Alaska mine The company’s stock closed Tuesday in Sydney 1.82% higher at A$8.97 on the news. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 9:50 am