March 16, 2022

South African platinum workers eye windfall as wage talks near

Negotiations for a three-year wage deal with producers are expected to start in the first week of April.

March 15, 2022

Zambia lead poisoning victims seek court approval for Anglo case

Claim bolsters a lawsuit in locals allege Anglo caused widespread lead poisoning from the Broken Hill mine it had a stake in until 1974.

March 14, 2022

Harmony reports fatality at Johannesburg mine

The affected part of the mine had been closed while investigations were underway.

March 14, 2022

UASA union accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Sibanye has been in talks with unions over wages at its South African gold operations, and implemented a lockout last Thursday.

March 13, 2022

International trade data on emerald, ruby supply skewed – report

A report by Gemfields rings the alarm bell on the lack of reliability of data related to the international supply and trade of coloured gemstones.

March 11, 2022

Billionaire Friedland banks on Liberia’s railway to tap Guinean iron

He wants to begin development of Nimba, near Liberia’s border and estimated to hold 1 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore, next year.

March 11, 2022

Guinea junta halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron ore project

The 2-billion-tonne iron ore deposit has sat undeveloped in Guinea's southeast for 25 years.

March 10, 2022

Mali forecasts industrial gold production of 64.1 tonnes in 2022

The country produced 63.4 tonnes of gold in 2021.

March 9, 2022

Sibanye halts work at gold mines as workers begin strike

Mining activities at Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines were halted from Wednesday evening, except for essential services.

March 9, 2022

Australia, South Africa miners eye options as Europe makes desperate calls

Prices of palladium, coal and other commodities have skyrocketed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, while sanctions on Moscow drive Western consumers to replace Russian supply.