October 28, 2022 Top investor opposes Gold Fields’ takeover of Yamana Joe Foster, who manages gold funds at investment firm VanEck, said the merger would create a more complex company with not much synergy.
October 28, 2022 Tharisa issues $50m bond for Zimbabwe platinum mine build The bond, which is not rated, is the first issued on Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls Stock Exchange.
October 27, 2022 Deal with Chinese supplier key for Transnet to haul more coal Transnet has come under fire from exporters of bulk commodities because it can’t supply them with adequate rail capacity at a time when demand is booming.
October 27, 2022 Ivanhoe awarded new exploration rights next to Platreef project on South Africa’s Bushveld Complex The new exploration rights form a continuous block on the southwest border of Ivanhoe's existing Platreef mining rights at Turfspruit and Macalacaskop.
October 27, 2022 Higher-grade ore boosts De Beers diamond output Production of rough diamonds climbed 4% to 9.6 million carats in the third quarter of the year, compared to the same period of 2021.
October 26, 2022 Barrick CEO says Zambia’s Lumwana mine life could be extended to 2060 Speaking at a media briefing, Mark Bristow said since 2019 Lumwana’s fortunes had been turned around, making it one of Zambia’s largest copper producers.
October 25, 2022 Europe crisis spurs Botswana $2.5 billion coal-to-liquid revival Botswana is seeking to secure funding partners for a $2.5 billion plant to produce synthetic fuels from coal.
October 25, 2022 Aya Gold & Silver secures $100 million financing for Zgounder mine expansion, shares rise The proposed expansion would expand the mill's nameplate capacity to 2,700 t/d from 700 t/d, thus quadrupling Zgounder's silver production.
October 24, 2022 Responsible copper mining framework extended to nickel, zinc and molybdenum The Copper Mark extends its responsible mining assessment already covering a fifth of global copper production, to molybdenum, nickel and zinc with the launch of a pilot program.
October 24, 2022 UK prosecutors implicate 11 Glencore employees in bribery probe The commodity trading industry has been dogged by anti-corruption investigations for years, but few individual traders or executives have faced prosecution.
Chile’s copper industry eyes double-digit growth after reforms Sonami, which represents mining companies, also forecast the average price of copper at $4.50 per pound this year. January 13, 2026 | 11:09 am
