August 2, 2011 South Africa mine nationalization ‘closest since end of apartheid’ Businessweek quotes a confidential report prepared for South Africa's mining CEOs as saying South Africa’s ruling party is closer to some form of nationalization than at any other time since…
August 1, 2011 African Minerals jumps 7% after $1.5 billion China injection African Minerals Ltd., closed up 7.1% in London on Monday after completing an investment accord with Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co bringing the counter's gains for the year to…
August 1, 2011 Talks fail to end South Africa gold strike South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said no progress was made in talks on Monday with the Chamber of Mines to end a strike against the country's main gold producers.…
August 1, 2011 150,000 South Africa coal workers to return to work Tuesday Workers in South Africa's coal sector are expected to return to their posts on Tuesday after the unions and the SA Chamber of Mines signed a two-year wage agreement, ending…
July 31, 2011 SA firm Redpath clinches R67m contract to build sand tunnel at Botswana’s Ghaghoo diamond mine Diamond producer Gem Diamonds has awarded a R67-million contract to Redpath South Africa for the development of a sand tunnel at the recommissioned Ghaghoo diamond mine, in Botswana.
July 31, 2011 Firestone Diamonds raises finances for mine development Mining and exploration company Firestone Diamonds has announced a financing plan that will raise £13.5 million and provide updated development plans for its diamond mining and evaluation projects in Lesotho…
July 31, 2011 Libya holding huge gold reserves, IMF data shows Libya has declared gold reserves worth more than $6bn at current prices, thought to be held largely at home. The reserves are substantial, ranking in the global top 25, according…
July 31, 2011 Gold Fields fatalities at KDC Mine Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) regrets to announce the death of two employees at the Number 7 Shaft at its KDC East (formerly Kloof) mine…
July 31, 2011 Labor unrest in copper mines over the past year Reuters reported that miners from Chile to Indonesia have staged strikes to demand a bigger share of a global copper boom, stoking supply fears and boosting prices.
July 31, 2011 Striking S.African coal and gold miners to meet the Chamber of Mines in separate talks on Monday Striking S.African coal and gold miners will meet the Chamber of Mines in separate talks on Monday in a bid to end stoppages that have cost Africa’s largest economy tens…
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
