June 5, 2011 Powerful ruling party politician calls South African mine owners thieves A new local documentary to be screened in cinemas next week and engineered to make a case for the nationalisation of the mining industry called Mining for Change: A Story…
June 4, 2011 African Queen starts core drilling program at King Solomon in Mozambique Vancouver-based African Queen Mines announced on Friday that it has now commenced its 2011 core drilling program covering approximately 3000m at its King Solomon Project, located north of Lake Cahorra…
June 3, 2011 Sylvania agree platinum joint venture in South Africa Sylvania has entered into an agreement with Aquarius Platinum (South Africa), the world's fourth largest primary platinum producer, to assess the potential of the Everest North UG2 Platinum Deposit in…
June 3, 2011 Hindustan Dorr-Oliver bags $85m Zambia copper refinery contract Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd. said it had bagged an order for $85m from Konkola Copper Mines Plc., Zambia, for residual basic engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, supply, fabrication, erection and commissioning for…
June 2, 2011 Riversdale to spend US$50m to import coal moving equipment to Mozambique allAfrica.com reports: The Australian company Riversdale has announced the investment of 50 million US dollars in importing 11 locomotives and 200 wagons to move coal from the western Mozambican province…
June 2, 2011 Africa’s riding the Red Dragon The global mining industry is facing stiff new competition in getting deals done. The new competitors for the world’s resources have a mandate to secure long term resource deals for…
June 2, 2011 Ethiopian Potash appoints new director Ethiopian Potash announced the appointment of Robert J. Metcalfe as a director of the Company and the simultaneous resignation of Wally Rudensky from the board of directors.
May 31, 2011 Globe Metals shares up on rare earth find Shares in Africa-focused Globe Metals and Mining shot up on Monday after it released positive rare earth exploration results. Chinese state-owned firm East China Minerals Exploration and Development Bureau last…
May 31, 2011 Barrick receives Zambian clearance for Equinox acquisition: all regulatory approvals now received Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) (“Barrick” or “the Company”) announced today that it has received the unconditional approval of the Zambian Competition and […]
May 31, 2011 Ethiopian Potash share price soars, but on what? Although there was no apparent news driving it, Ethiopian Potash's (TSX-V: FED) shareprice leapt by as much as 20 percent Monday, up from 75 to 90 cents on strong volume.…
Platinum miners favour payouts over projects even as prices surge Despite strong prices, mining executives are wary of launching new projects without evidence of sustained long-term price stability. February 11, 2026 | 10:30 am
