May 31, 2011 Leviev sells Angola diamond mine stake for reported $380m profit Real estate magnate Lev Leviev has sold his 18% stake in Angola's Catoca diamond mine to China's Sonangol International for $400 million, Russia's "Kommersant" newspaper reports. Leviev acquired the stake…
May 30, 2011 Castillian Nickel spin-out starts Tanzania drill program Castillian Resources Corp. listed on the TSX Venture market announced on Monday that Kibaran Nickel Limited an ASX listed company has started a 3,000 metre drill program at its Kagera…
May 30, 2011 Pan Terra Industries to acquire 90% of Mertens high grade copper mine Mitchell Adam, President and CEO of Pan Terra Industries announcedit has entered into a Letter of Intent (the "LOI") to acquire 90% of the issued and outstanding common shares of…
May 30, 2011 Botswana: Record Q1 Diamond Exports Botswana exported $462.5 million worth of polished diamonds in March, a 50.7% year-over-year increase in exports, based on figures released by the Bank of Botswana. This brings the country’s first…
May 27, 2011 Bad day for platinum: Tsunami to trigger 8-fold jump in surplus, world no. 2 halts expansion BusinessDay reports on Friday the global platinum surplus may jump eightfold to as much as five tons after Japan’s worst earthquake slashed car production, reducing the country’s demand for the…
May 27, 2011 Minmetals to receive $150.4m for Equinox stake sale Minmetals Resources Ltd , a unit of China state-run China Minmetals Corp, said it would net $150.4 million from the sale of its entire stake in Equinox Minerals Ltd after…
May 27, 2011 Gold grades better than expected for Orezone at Bomboré Orezone cut higher grades of gold in near surface oxides and deeper sulphides in a 15,000 metre round of drilling at the Bomboré project, Burkina Faso. "If the trend continues…
May 27, 2011 Zambia approves Barrick, Equinox deal Zambia has approved the proposed takeover of Equinox Minerals by Barrick Gold on condition the government keeps its 2.2 percent stake in Equinox, a regulatory body said on Friday. The…
May 26, 2011 Randgold Resources Limited: An African gold play Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD) is an African focused gold play engaged in gold mining, exploration and related activities in Africa with the company listing on both the London Stock Exchange…
May 25, 2011 Reuters: China interested in building nuclear plant in East Africa Reuters reports: China wants to help build nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and investment company IBI Corp said in a statement after meeting Chinese officials in Beijing,…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
