January 22, 2012 Zimplats workers go on strike – State paper According to state media reports, Workers at Impala Platinum's Zimbabwean unit have gone on strike in a bid to get the miner to pay for its employees' personal electricity bills
January 20, 2012 Randgold’s new gold mine overcomes obstacles Randgold Resources' new gold mine at Tongon in Cote d'Ivoire which was nurtured as a project through a civil war and then successfully commissioned in the final quarter of 2010…
January 20, 2012 $1billion Ivanplats IPO rumoured Bloomberg reports that Ivanplats Ltd., an Africa-focused mining company controlled by billionaire CEO Robert Friedland, may seek up to $1 billion in an IPO.
January 20, 2012 Trading places: rare earth prices plummet while rare earth miners rocket in 2012 The share price performance of those non-Chinese rare earth miners closest to production – Molycorp in the US, Australia's Lynas and Great Western Minerals in South Africa – is in…
January 20, 2012 Process solutions provider expands its service offering Mineral process solutions provider Multotec’s growing African branch infrastructure is helping it to transition from pure equipment sales into the field service maintenance arena, says CEO Thomas Holtz.
January 20, 2012 Double dose of surprise news tears strips off platinum behemoths Two consecutive days of surprise negative news this week tore strips off the share prices of South Africa’s two leading platinum mining companies.
January 20, 2012 African Iron shareholders back $338m takeover African Iron's board has recommended shareholders accept a $338 million takeover offer from Exxaro first announced on Jan. 11, The Australian reports:
January 20, 2012 Africa diamond mine scam implicates Korean ministers and execs who made quick $70 million Originally touted as a 'model of successful resource diplomacy' Korea's successful 2010 bid for a diamond project in Cameroon now appears to have been an elaborate scheme that netted company…
January 20, 2012 Growing foreign interest in Tanzanian uranium More international firms are eying uranium mining in Tanzania despite worries and concern from the Tanzanian general public, international environmental NGOs and western capitals over mining repercussions that could come…
January 19, 2012 How whetted is your risk appetite? Gold diggers explore the final frontiers As attractive deposits become harder and harder to find in traditional markets miners are pushing the limits of the political risk they are willing to take on. But things can…
China receives first shipment of Simandou iron ore A vessel carrying nearly 200,000 metric tons of iron ore arrived in Majishan port in East China's Zhejiang province on January 17. January 18, 2026 | 09:13 am
