South African President urges stability in beleaguered mining sector
Between January and March, the country's economy grew by just 0.9% and analyst blame the mining industry for this.
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Freeport reopens pit mining at Grasberg in Indonesia
Underground mining is still suspended while a safety inspection is conducted.
DR Congo reaffirms export ban on copper and cobalt
Customers and mining companies are skeptical about the implementation.
Illegal gold mining costs Uganda millions in lost revenue
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David Petraeus enters private-equity with KKR & Co
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Ukraine to begin gold mining this year
Country estimates it has more than 900 tonnes of gold resources.