July 4, 2011 Platmin mining operations still shut after labour disruptions, several arrests made South Africa's Pilanesberg Platinum mining operations remain halted more than a week after employees of a contractor disrupted operations through intimidation of supervisors, industrial action and damage to property and…
July 4, 2011 High River Gold gets mining license for Burkina Faso project Canadian miner High River Gold Mines Ltd said it received a 20-year mining license in Burkina Faso to explore and construct a gold mine at its Bissa gold project in…
July 3, 2011 South Africa’s Q1 gold output falls 9.3 pct The African Chamber of Mines said that South Africa's gold output during the first quarter of this year fell 9.3 percent to 44,682.7 kg compared with a revised 49,245.4 kg…
July 3, 2011 Continental Coal snares improved bank funding terms for Penumbra Mine development Continental Coal has received a further offer of financing that could potentially allow the development of the Penumbra Mine to be completed in a more capital efficient manner. The new…
July 3, 2011 Civil society opposed sale of Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company It is reported that a Kogi State based group, Coalition of Civil Society Groups will oppose the sale of Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company in Itakpe, Kogi State to any…
July 2, 2011 Botswana Diamonds stays upbeat on exploration programme Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) issued a mixed update on its exploration activities in Botswana but believes there are enough positives for it to press ahead with work aimed at furthering the…
July 2, 2011 Zambia coal power plant construction to start in 2011 Singapore's Nava Bharat Pte plans to start construction of a 300 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Zambia by the end of 2011 and complete it by 2014, company director…
July 2, 2011 Coal India braces for fresh bids in Mozambique MAPUTO: Coal India, one of the world's largest coal miner, has plans to call for fresh bids for exploratory drilling at two coal blocks in Mozambique's Tet province, local media…
July 2, 2011 Top officials raid ‘problem mine’ Operations came to a grinding halt when environmental and water affairs officers pounced on the Shanduka Waterlands coal mine in Middleburg on Friday. The raid, carried out by Deputy Minister…
July 1, 2011 Madagascar Oil and Total drop Africa’s biggest oil sands project Madagascar Oil's annual report released on Thursday shows the company is scuttling its project with French giant Total to develop a 1.2bn barrel oil sand deposit on the island after…
Column: Nickel market plays the Indonesia’s numbers game Nickel prices have been on an explosive rally as the market bets that Indonesia, the world's largest producer, will hit the brakes on its runaway output growth. January 25, 2026 | 06:54 am
