February 1, 2022 Vale closed its eyes to corruption allegations, says Steinmetz Billionaire claims the Brazilian mining giant was well aware of allegations that the Guinean mining rights it agreed to buy had been secured illegally.
February 1, 2022 Vast Resources pulls out of deal to buy Botswana’s Ghaghoo diamond mine Ghaghoo was estimated in 2014 to have a resource of 79.3 million tonnes at an average grade of 19.5 carat per hundred tonnes.
February 1, 2022 Iamgold loses another top executive, shareholder revolts Chairman Don Charter retired on January 29, only two weeks after the company’s president and chief executive Gordon Stothart announced his departure.
February 1, 2022 Rio Tinto report reveals culture of sexual harassment, bullying and racism Eight-month independent review of the miner’s workplace culture found disturbing, systemic behaviours across the company’s sites.
January 31, 2022 AngloGold flags annual earnings slump on lower sales South Africa's top miner reiterated its previous annual output forecast of 2.427 million ounces.
January 31, 2022 Debswana annual diamond sales jump 64% The total value of Debswana's diamond exports stood at $3.466 billion in 2021 compared with $2.120 billion in 2020.
January 31, 2022 Amplats sells stake in two mines to rival Sibanye-Stillwater The Anglo American unit is selling its 50% stake in the Kroondal and Marikana platinum group metals mines in South Africa for just 1 rand ($0.0643).
January 31, 2022 Perseus Mining secures key stakes in two African gold assets Deal gives Perseus indirect access to Orca Gold's Block 14 project in Sudan and Montage Gold's Kone asset in Côte d’Ivoire.
January 27, 2022 De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million carats, as the miner boosted output to meet recovering demand.
January 26, 2022 Vale accuses Steinmetz of ‘elaborate’ fraud in Simandou deal More than a decade after Vale agreed to pay Steinmetz $2.5 billion for a chunk of the world’s biggest iron-ore deposit, the pair are about to lock horns in a…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
