July 28, 2022 Anglo American cuts dividend as inflation, extreme weather erode earnings Anglo joined rival miners, including Rio Tinto and Freeport-McMoRan, in reporting lower profits.
July 28, 2022 Rio Tinto inks deal to unlock huge Simandou iron ore project The miner has formed a JV with the Guinea government and Winning Consortium Simandou to develop infrastructure, including a railway and port.
July 27, 2022 Eskom seeks partners for $71 billion energy transition plan The state-owned power utility is saddled with 396 billion rand of debt.
July 27, 2022 Rio Tinto says Simandou deal close after wrangles over railway Rio Tinto said it’s close to a breakthrough in a landmark deal to unlock the world’s biggest untapped iron ore mine.
July 27, 2022 Lundin Group founder Lukas Lundin dies at age 64 The mining entrepreneur died in Geneva at the age of 64, following a two-year battle with brain cancer.
July 27, 2022 Gold trading kicks off on Nigerian exchange ahead of launch For the first time the metal will be offered on a bourse in the West African nation.
July 27, 2022 Lucapa finds giant pink diamond said to be Angola’s largest in 300 years The 170-carat pink diamond, named the “Lulo Rose”, will be sold later this year through an international tender.
July 26, 2022 Botswana president sees progress on diamond pact with De Beers Botswana and De Beers are working out the “finer” details of a new diamond sales pact.
July 26, 2022 Kumba pins hopes on China’s infrastructure stimulus First-half production at Kumba's two mines declined 13% to 17.8 million tonnes, largely due to heavy rains.
July 26, 2022 Pangolin Diamonds to buy Amulet’s assets in Botswana By acquiring all issued and outstanding shares of Amulet Botswana, the miner will add the BK11 mine to its portfolio.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
