November 8, 2022 Fortescue Metals to help develop green fertilizer supply chain in Kenya Fortescue and the Kenyan government will together develop a 300 megawatt green ammonia and green fertilizer facility by 2025.
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.
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am
SEC to drop long-running fraud case against ex-Rio Tinto CFO over African coal assets SEC accused Guy Elliott and others of inflating the value of African coal assets the company acquired in a disastrous 2011 deal. January 11, 2026 | 06:59 am