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.
March 9, 2022 De Beers latest sale shows diamond demand remains strong The world’s top diamond producer by value sold $650 million worth of roughs in the second cycle, 18% more than in the same period last year.
Copper price spreads ease in sign squeeze will prove short-lived Contracts maturing tomorrow closed at a $2 premium to those expiring a day later, after the one-day spread briefly spiked to a huge premium of $100 a ton. January 21, 2026 | 07:25 am
