February 8, 2012 Leighton officially launches African contract mining operations at Indaba 2012 The world's largest contract miner, the Leighton Group, yesterday officially launched its operations in Africa at Mining Indaba 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Leighton Group is a leading…
February 7, 2012 Nevsun shares plunge 30% after slashing 2012 guidance Shares in Nevun Resources Ltd. fell off the cliff this morning after the company issued a press release saying its 2012 production estimate from its Bisha copper-gold mine in Eritrea…
February 7, 2012 1.5 million carats on the block at Zimbabwe diamond auction Up to 1.5 million carats worth of diamonds are being auctioned this week by companies allowed to mine the controversial Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe.
February 6, 2012 Banro Announces US$125 Million Debt Financing Banro Corporation ("Banro" or the "Company") (NYSE Amex:BAA)(TSX:BAA) is pleased to announce that it intends to proceed with a brokered private placement debt offering for gross proceeds of up to…
February 6, 2012 Tigray keeps hitting high-grade copper in Ethiopia Tigray Resources adds more pieces to the picture at the Terakimti prospect in Ethiopia as it drills more thick high-grade copper.
February 6, 2012 South Africa says no to mines nationalization The South African government has quashed persistent rumours about nationalizing the country's mining industry.
February 6, 2012 Allana Potash Drilling intersects robust potash and provides feasibility and infrastructure update Allana Potash Corp. (TSX:AAA)(OTCQX:ALLRF) ("Allana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has intersected two zones of strong potash mineralization in both Hole DK-11-29 ("Hole 29") and Hole…
February 6, 2012 Read my lips: South African Minister announces no mining tax surprises According to South Africa’s National Planning Minister, Trevor Manuel, the country will not be hitting mining companies with any surprise new taxes.
February 6, 2012 Randgold Resources shines bright as year profit soars London- and Nasdaq-listed gold producer Randgold Resources Ltd. (LON:RRS) (NASDAQ:GOLD) stocks went up 3.5 percent after the West Africa-focused miner reported a more than fourfold rise in net profit for…
February 5, 2012 South Africa is looking at mining super-tax, ‘targeted intervention’ in platinum sector South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, appears to be moving away from nationalization of the mining industry to reassure foreign investors but is considering new taxes and "targeted…
LME advances sustainable metal pricing plan; launches new portal LME Insight will publish metals market news, pricing data and details of the methodology used to calculate sustainable metal premiums. February 05, 2026 | 07:21 am
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