August 7, 2024 Glencore scraps plans to ditch coal on investor pressure Over 95% of Glencore shareholders were in favour of keeping the coal unit to help fund growth in metals and support returns.
August 6, 2024 Copper 360 reboots Rietberg mine in South Africa This marks the first time in more than four decades that copper has been mined from the O’Kiep district.
August 6, 2024 AngloGold says free cash flow to double in second half The miner boosted its H1 dividend payment by 450% after higher gold prices and increased production drove earnings.
August 6, 2024 Petra defers another diamond tender amid weak demand Petra is holding on to the diamonds from its South African operations, but will sell those from its Williamson mine in Tanzania as planned.
August 5, 2024 Endeavour’s ex-CEO paid miner $1.35 million settlement after firing The London-listed company removed Sebastien de Montessus in January amid a probe into an “irregular” payment.
August 5, 2024 VIDEO: Cautious optimism in the mining sector as South Africa’s new government takes office The sector employs nearly half a million people and contributes about 7% to the country's GDP.
August 5, 2024 Glencore to pay $152 million fine in bribery case Commodities giant was fined by Swiss authorities for not preventing a business partner from bribing a Congolese official in 2011.
August 3, 2024 Endeavour maintains gold production target amid Senegal strike The company said in April it’s on track to achieve full-year guidance of between 1.13 million ounces and 1.27 million ounces.
August 2, 2024 Lotus Resources signs mine development agreement with Malawi gov’t The company's next steps are to complete offtake negotiations for the first phase of contracting and finalize the project's financing.
August 2, 2024 Endeavour production target at risk as workers embark on strike The work stoppage in Senegal risks having a serious impact on gold production in the second trimester of 2024.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am