February 21, 2012 China further entrenched in Africa with Minmetals’ Anvil acquisition In what is being regarded as the first major African mining play by a Chinese company, China Minmetals succeeded Friday in closing its $1.3 billion bid for copper miner Anvil…
February 20, 2012 A new kind of hyperinflation: Zimbabwe hikes mining fees by as much as 8,000% The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines says the government's hike of pre-exploration fees for the majority of minerals – by as much as 8,000% – together with increased royalty rates will…
February 20, 2012 Zambia NFCA Starts Work On $832 Million Copper Project – Report Chinese-owned NFCA Mining has stated developing a $832 million copper mine project in Zambia's Copperbelt province as it steps up efforts to boost copper production at its Zambian operations, Zambia's…
February 20, 2012 Elemental to Raise $1.7 Billion Next Year to Mine Potash Elemental Minerals Ltd. (ELM), owner of a potash project in the Republic of Congo, plans to raise about $1.7 billion next year to develop production by 2015, Chief Executive Officer…
February 20, 2012 Caledonia gives 51% of Blanket to indigenous Zimbabweans Caledonia Mining announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Zimbabwe government to sell 51% of its Blanket mine to indigenous Zimbabweans for $30 million. The purchase price…
February 20, 2012 Final decision soon on Gold Fields tailings joint venture with Gold One Gold Fields Limited has confirmed that it hopes to make a decision within three months on the way forward for its proposed West Rand tailings treatment joint venture with Gold…
February 19, 2012 S.Africa arrests 350 in clashes at platinum mine Police arrested at least 350 people after deadly violence during an illegal strike at the world's largest platinum mine run by South Africa's Impala Platinum, a senior officer said Sunday.
February 19, 2012 Sudan exports 7.2 tonnes of gold in first 6 weeks of year As a means of compensating for lost oil revenues following secession of South Sudan, Sudan has exported some $400 million worth of gold already this year.
February 19, 2012 Ex Equinox Minerals CEO back on African mining trail WSJ reported that Mr Craig Williams is back in Africa with a new mining venture 7 months after steering Zambia-focused copper producer Equinox Minerals to USD 7.3 billion Canadian dollar…
February 18, 2012 Lawyers investigating Kinross Gold over non-disclosure of Tasiast gold mine low grade ore A number of U.S. law firms are investigating Kinross over claimed non-disclosure of low grade ores at its Tasiast gold project in Mauritania to assess whether the gold miner may…
Albemarle swings to quarterly loss on charges tied to Ketjen sale World's largest producer of lithium said loss largely due to charges tied to the upcoming sale of its refining catalyst business. February 11, 2026 | 01:36 pm
