August 18, 2011 China wants to break grip of iron ore big three with West Africa projects China, the world's largest consumer of iron ore, aims to develop and control resources, especially in west Africa, to gain a foothold on supply and tackle the hegemony of three…
August 18, 2011 S.Africa’s Exxaro sees flat coal output in H2 9:36am BST JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (Reuters) - South African diversified miner Exxaro said on Thursday that it expects production difficulties to keep coal output in the second half unchanged compared…
August 18, 2011 AngloGold halts some work at Moab Khotsong Mine after fatality JOHANNESBURG -(Dow Jones)- AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU), Africa's largest producer of the precious metal, Thursday reported a fatality at its Mponeng Mine in South Africa overnight and halted some work…
August 17, 2011 Namibia abandons draconian mine tax plans A day after news of an onerous new mining royalty and taxation regime in Peru, Namibia, the world’s biggest miner of offshore diamonds and a top four uranium producer, drops…
August 17, 2011 Midnight Sun acquires option over Namibian copper-silver properties, announces private placement Midnight Sun Mining announced that it has entered into an agreement dated July 28, 2011 (the "Agreement") with Logwood Investments Inc., a closely held Namibian Corporation at arms length to…
August 17, 2011 First Coal arrives at the Port of Beira but Infrastructure Remains Key The world's last substantial untapped coal reserve is set to change forever as the first shipment of coal mined in Moatize arrives by train at the port of Beira this…
August 17, 2011 AngloGold condemned for shooting AngloGold Ashanti (ANG), the world's third largest gold producer, is in trouble with a human rights group in Ghana after the shooting of a civilian by private security at its…
August 17, 2011 Anglogold security boss caged An Obusai Magistrate Court has remanded John Frank Kojo Essien, the director of Ghanatta Security Services, in police custody for allegedly shooting to death an illegal miner at the South…
August 17, 2011 Unite or die: Small SA coal miners under pressure South Africa's junior coal miners, some of them tiny producers, face intense pressure to consolidate, but the varying quality of their deposits and what are often poor locations will prevent…
August 16, 2011 Royal Bafokeng plans $1.4 billion platinum expansion Bloomberg reports the proposed expansion by South Africa's Royal Bafokeng Platinum follows an increase in demand for platinum which has gained 19% in the past 12 months to $1,818/oz. Steve…
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
