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…

April 20, 2012

Worker riot at African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine turns deadly

The unrest by workers at African Minerals' Tonkolili iron ore mine in Sierra Leone has left one woman dead and at least six injured, witnesses and medical staff said Friday.

April 19, 2012

Not at the top: rare earth ranks fifth for supply risk

In a supply risk index of chemical elements that are of economic value, four elements placed ahead of rare earth.

April 19, 2012

Anglo American Platinum output falls 24%

The world’s largest refined platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats, AGPPY) says it will hit its full-year production target for 2012, despite a severe fall in production in the first…

April 19, 2012

Cluff Gold plc: Environmental permit received for the Baomahun Project in Sierra Leone

This important milestone in the project's development will allow us to progress with the feasibility study, which remains on track for completion in H1 2012."

April 19, 2012

De Beers diamond production down 16% in Q1

Diamond production by De Beers decreased to 6.2 million carats in the first quarter. This is a decline of 16 percent year-over-year and 4 percent compared to the fourth quarter…

April 18, 2012

Woman shot dead during miners protest in S.Leone: police

A woman was shot dead on Wednesday in Sierra Leone after a protest by miners at an iron mine owned by London-based African Minterals turned violent, with police firing tear…

April 18, 2012

Randgold’s giant Kibali gold project construction getting well under way

Randgold Resources seems to be on track with its construction programme on its major Kibali gold mine development in the eastern DRC, aiming for initial production before the end of…

April 18, 2012

Deputy President calls for more state involvement in South African mining

Tallk of nationalizing South Africa's mining industry may have quieted down recently, but that hasn't stopped some government officials from fanning the flame.