October 4, 2023 South African mining profits slump by almost half, report says An analysis of 29 domestic mining companies showed that combined net income slumped to 108 billion rand in their latest financial years, from a record 206 billion rand.
October 4, 2023 Ranked: The world’s top diamond mining countries, by carats and value Only 22 countries in the world engage in rough diamond production.
October 4, 2023 Sibanye CEO warns of platinum mining job losses as price plummets South African platinum group metal miners are battling an electricity crisis that has impacted output and increased costs.
October 4, 2023 Heads to roll at Anglo American head offices The mining giant has begun at Kumba Iron Ore, where 181 workers got notices and 141 jobs are expected to be cut.
October 4, 2023 Barrick to invest $2 billion in Zambia copper mine expansion Barrick's plan is to increase Lumwana’s annual production to an estimated 240,000 tonnes of copper per annum process plant.
October 3, 2023 A new $850 million route to speed up Congo’s copper exports Major construction works will begin after the rainy season which is about to start, and will take three years to complete.
October 2, 2023 Zimbabwe searches for mine survivors as relatives lose hope Miners were trapped underground when a disused gold mine collapsed last week.
October 2, 2023 Thungela says coal terminal workers’ strike not impacting exports Workers at Richards Bay Coal Terminal have been on a strike for the past three weeks.
October 1, 2023 South Africa says Kusile coal plant to revive capacity this year South Africa said Eskom will add 2,400 megawatts of generating capacity to the country’s grid before the end of the year.
October 1, 2023 De Beers signs 10-year sales deal for Botswana diamonds The pact with Botswana’s government covers a new 10-year sales deal for Debswana’s rough diamond production through to 2033.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
