November 13, 2011 Radioactive sludge seeping from hundreds of Johannesburg mines compared to Chernobyl Business Times reports thousands of people face evacuation from greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province – the economic heartland of South Africa – due to toxic sludge from abandoned gold…
November 13, 2011 De Beers won’t touch Zimbabwe diamonds Business Live reports De Beers high-quality diamond retail arm Forevermark will not sell any diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Chiadzwa and fields, CEO Stephen Lussier said at the launch of the…
November 13, 2011 First African Minerals iron ore shipment leaves Sierra Leone The first shipment of iron ore from African Minerals' Ltd Tonkolili mine in Sierra Leone has left for China, the West African state's deputy minister for natural resources said on…
November 11, 2011 Albidon shuts down Zambia nickel mine citing ‘serious cash flow difficulties’ Mining Weekly reports Albidon’s (ASX:ALB) problems escalated on Friday after it suspended operations at its Munali nickel mine, in Zambia.
November 11, 2011 Botswana paper says De Beers’ struggling Canada mines forced Oppenheimers to sell Botswana Guardian argues the canny Oppenheimers seem to be getting out of the diamond business because its future looks bleak. De Beers is currently in financial straits occasioned by its…
November 11, 2011 Katanga gets $635 million to build world’s largest cobalt mine Katanga Mining announced on Friday it has secured $635.5 million in new loan facilities from parent Glencore International to fund the expansion of its Democratic Republic of Congo copper-cobalt mine.…
November 11, 2011 IAMGold is looking to buy. Are you selling? Reuters reports Canadian gold miner IAMGold is on the look-out for acquisitions and while it is not itself up for sale, its chief executive said on Friday the company represents…
November 11, 2011 Southern Cross Resources make Mozambique rare earth discovery Macauhub reports Australian company Southern Cross Resources said Wednesday that its concession in Xiluvo, Mozambique, some 110 kilometres from the port of Beira, had reserves of rare earth elements of…
November 10, 2011 Glencore picks off 15% stake in Optimum Coal Holdings Global commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) is making inroads into South African coal. Reuters reports that Glencore has signed a deal to buy energy trader Mercuria's 15 percent stake in South…
November 10, 2011 Kenya to award first gold mining licence next week Kenya will issue its first ever gold mining lease on Tuesday, opening the way for commercial exploitation of the precious metal whose price has peaked in recent weeks after turbulence…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
