April 26, 2012 Historic verdict: Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes and fuelling conflict with blood diamonds Liberian ex-president, Charles Taylor, was convicted today of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone's rebels in return for blood diamonds during the 1991-2002 civil war by a United Nations-backed court.
April 25, 2012 Firm sues Brockton church, alleging African gold investment scheme Brockton, Mass.-based Dominion Christian Church is being sued by a Pittsburgh company for $232,000 plus damages as part of an alleged gold investment scheme.
April 25, 2012 Coal of Africa Vele mine easy on the eyes and environment Painted the colour of desert sand to blend into the background, the coal miner's coal washing plant has been built to be as gentle on the surrounding landscape as possible.
April 25, 2012 Rio Tinto finalizes Guinea JV with Chinese aluminum giant Anglo-Australian diversified miner Rio Tinto announced today it has completed the formation of its joint venture with a group led by China's Chalco, subsidiary of state-owned aluminum giant Chinalco, to…
April 25, 2012 First Uranium committed to sell South African mines TSX- and JSE-listed First Uranium (TSX:FIU) (JSE:FUM) announced it will stick with an earlier announced deal to sell the Ezulwini gold and uranium operation to Chinese-owned Gold One, with shareholders…
April 24, 2012 Lucara’s Botswana mine yields first diamonds Lucara's Karowe diamond mine in Botswana has yielded its first precious stones.
April 23, 2012 Human Rights Watch: Think twice about investing in Zambia copper mine IPO China's state-owned CNMC's Hong Kong IPO could raise as much as $500 million.
April 22, 2012 Wesizwe Platinum’s new mine smell The construction of Wesizwe's Bakubung mine is in sharp contrast to the the general gloominess that currently envelops South Africa's platinum sector
April 20, 2012 South African mining industry at a crossroads: Webber Wentzel The South African mining industry, the backbone of the country’s US$357 billion economy, is at a crossroads, says Johannesburg-based international legal powerhouse Webber Wentzel in the article “Whither the South…
April 20, 2012 Tanzanian Royalty reports more high grade assay results from its Buckreef Gold Project in Tanzania The latest assay results from the ongoing drill program at Tanzanian Royalty’s Buckreef Gold Project in northern Tanzania lend additional support to the emergence of a high grade gold discovery…
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
