March 6, 2012 Merafe CEO calls for $100/t export tariff on South African chrome ore South Africa is pricing itself out of the ferrochrome market despite it being the world's largest producer of chrome ore by selling it at low cost to China
March 6, 2012 Fairtrade Foundation to certify African gold The group will work with eight mining groups in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to address dangerous working practices and environmental damage in small-scale gold mining.
March 6, 2012 Zimbabwe to announce Implats fate after ownership talks deadlocked State-controlled Herald newspaper says Zimbabwe's Mines and Empowerment ministers will meet on Wednesday and announce a decision on Zimplats after latest talks on black ownership ended in deadlock.
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…
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm
