March 5, 2012 Glencore perplexed by Zambia copper plant closure, to testify before UK parliament’s tax avoidance inquiry Glencore on Monday expressed surprise over health and environment officials in Zambia's decision to immediately close a Mopani copper operation over complaints from residents of a nearby town. The London-listed…
March 5, 2012 Near-record for mining M&A in 2011 to be followed this year by an “African Renaissance” – PwC If 2011 was a near-record year for mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with over 2,600 deals worth $149 billion announced in the global mining sector, 2012 will be remembered as…
March 4, 2012 Two top copper mines in Zambia shut down Two of Zambia's largest copper mines, Glencore's Mopani and Xstrata's Kansanshi were shut over the weekend; the former over health concerns and the other after workers downed tools.
March 4, 2012 Mining giant turns to content marketing to attract quality candidates Australia, Canada, South Africa and many more countries are courting a small, transient, global workforce of engineers, geologists and metallurgists to keep their mining, oil and gas, and energy operations…
March 4, 2012 Angola blood diamond case: Bermuda firm cited Angola’s attorney general has summoned witnesses to testify in a case involving a Bermuda-registered mining company which implicates some of the top figures in the country’s military and security establishment…
March 4, 2012 Production resumes at Impala Platinum after six weeks wildcat strike Full production has resumed at the Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg, where workers had been on an illegal strike for six weeks.
March 4, 2012 Forbes & Manhattan acquires South African coal producer Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. has made its final payment of 140 million South African rand ($18.6 million) to acquire Slater Coal (Pty.) Ltd., according to a March 1 news…
March 2, 2012 SearchGold Resources Inc.: completes private placement SearchGold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or " SearchGold") (TSX VENTURE:RSG)(FRANKFURT:S1O) is pleased to announce that it has closed a private placement of 10,000,000 shares (each, a " Share") at a…
March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 2, 2012 Extract Resources Ltd broadcast: Extract issues Target’s Statement, with Independent Directors unanimously recommending that shareholders accept the Taurus Offer The Independent Directors of Extract unanimously recommend that shareholders accept the unconditional A$8.65 cash offer from Taurus Mineral Limited ("the Taurus Offer"), in the absence of a superior proposal.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
