May 9, 2022 First Quantum pulls $1.25bn trigger on Kansanshi expansion S3 Expansion will transition Kansanshi from a selective high-grade, medium-scale operation to a medium-grade, larger-scale operation.
May 9, 2022 Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project Platreef's initial production shaft is expected to churn out 700,000 tonnes of ore a year and is slated to begin operations in late 2024.
May 8, 2022 Gangs stealing cables miles underground torment South African platinum mines Enticed by high copper prices, thieves are sneaking in and stripping metal from power cables.
May 8, 2022 Vedanta offers Zambia investment commitments if handed back KCM Zambia's previous government put KCM into the hands of liquidator Milingo Lungu, triggering an ongoing legal dispute with Vedanta.
May 6, 2022 Gold diggers worsen outlook for cocoa harvest in no. 2 producer More than 19,000 hectares, or about 2% of cocoa plantations, have been destroyed by small-scale miners.
May 6, 2022 Ramaphosa takes swipe at Sibanye Stillwater after stadium fiasco South Africa’s President bemoaned the poor state of labor relations after striking gold miners stormed the stage where he was speaking in the city of Rustenburg.
May 6, 2022 ‘The Rock’, a record-setting white diamond, goes up for auction The 228.31 carat pear-shaped stone roughly the size of a golf ball is expected to sell for up to $30 million.
May 6, 2022 Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report High metals prices expected to cushion majors' weaker production and rising costs.
May 6, 2022 Anglo American puts world’s largest hydrogen truck to work Anglo's first self-developed green-hydrogen powered trucks will eventually replace a fleet of 40 vehicles at the Mogalakwena platinum mine South Africa.
May 5, 2022 Sibanye says unions using gold strike to leverage platinum deal South African miners are entering pivotal talks over a multiyear pay deal after announcing record dividends following a rally in palladium and rhodium prices.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
