November 8, 2022

South Africa seeks to end security threat to key coal rail line

A train carrying coal on the North Corridor line that runs from inland deposits of the fuel to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal derailed near Ulundi in Kwazulu-Natal province on…

November 8, 2022

Zimbabwe’s new mineral royalty policy comes into force

The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties from gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, and lithium.

November 8, 2022

Harmony Gold reports mine fatality at Tshepong North mine

The accident took place on Nov. 7 and internal investigations are underway.

November 8, 2022

Agnico Eagle, Pan American to buy Yamana Gold in $4.8bn deal

Gold Fields has terminated its agreement with Yamana after deciding not to raise its offer for the Canadian gold miner.

November 7, 2022

COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell, UN boss says

"Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates gathered in Egypt.

November 7, 2022

Petra Diamonds halts Williamson mine in Tanzania after dam breach

Operations were suspended after a wall of the tailings storage facility was breached, causing flooding in nearby areas.

November 7, 2022

Gold Fields won’t raise offer for Yamana Gold after rival bid

Gold Fields is sticking to its offer for Yamana Gold despite Pan American and Agnico Eagle's unexpected and unsolicited $4.8 billion bid.

November 4, 2022

Buying conflict-free tin and coltan out of Congo just got harder

The Responsible Minerals Initiative said this week that its auditing process won’t recognize the findings of the International Tin Supply Chain Initiative without companies doing extra due diligence on the…

November 4, 2022

Pan American and Agnico Eagle enter bidding war for Yamana

Gold Fields, which offered to buy Yamana at the end of May, has five business days to match.

November 3, 2022

UK court fines Glencore $308 million for bribing its way across Africa

The UK Serious Fraud Office showed how Glencore paid more than $28 million in bribes across five African countries over five years to 2016.