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.
March 9, 2022 South Africa’s Solidarity to challenge Sibanye lock-out Sibanye said it issued lock-out notices to all union members as it had been negotiating with a coalition of unions.
March 9, 2022 Madagascar’s Ambatovy mine on track to deliver ‘no net loss’ of surrounding forest Ambatovy has strived to conserve the surrounding forest by slowing deforestation driven by small-scale agriculture elsewhere.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
