October 20, 2011 Mined out town to De Beers: ‘Our suffering is forever’ A small South African community 300km north of Cape Town is taking on De Beers over the diamond giant's plans to sell its 970 square km Namaqualand properties to a…
October 20, 2011 Dust-up over small gold, diamond explorer involves some big names A dispute between investment banker Euro Pacific Canada Inc. and Midlands Minerals Corp. (CVE:MEX) is drawing in two of the biggest names in the gold investing industry. The Globe and…
October 20, 2011 African Barrick Gold posts record Q3 profit African Barrick Gold plc (ABG) (LON:ABG) cruised to a record profit in the third quarter on the back of higher production and high gold prices, the company announced today. ABG…
October 20, 2011 Strike at Crocodile River Mine is costing Eastern Platinum 210/oz of PGM production each day Eastern Platinum (TSE:ELR), xxx, said that stike action by one of its mining contractors at the company's flagship Crocodile River Mine is reducing mine output by 50%, which amounts to…
October 20, 2011 ROUNDUP: Anglo American Q3 Iron Ore Output Rises, But Copper Production Falls LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Miner Anglo American Plc. (AAL.L) Thursday reported a 3 percent rise in iron ore output for the third quarter, but copper production declined 9 percent hurt by…
October 20, 2011 Abzu Gold Intersects 4.72 g/t Gold Over 20 Metres in First Drill Program at Asafo Project, Ghana VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 20, 2011) - Abzu Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ABS)(OTCQX:ABZUF) ("Abzu") is pleased to announce the discovery of a new mineralized zone on its 100% owned Asafo…
October 20, 2011 Coal of Africa shares jump on Vele licence decision Shares in Coal of Africa jumped as much as 21 percent on Wednesday after South Africa lifted the suspension of a key licence at its Vele colliery, allowing the miner…
October 19, 2011 Rio targetting 2015 for first iron ore from Simandou Rio Tinto said it expects its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea to begin producing by mid-2015. The company has approved $211 million in continuing studies and $1.12 billion to…
October 19, 2011 Once synonymous with famine, Ethiopia attracts $6.5 billion potash investments 2Merkato reports the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines announced that five international companies have invested $6.5 billion in the Ethiopia potash mining industry which is centred in the Dalol area, part…
October 19, 2011 Xstrata withdraws disputed employee share programme Xstrata, the diversified mining group, has withdrawn its proposed employee share ownership programme, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday. Lesiba Seshoka, spokesperson for the union, said Xstrata…
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
