January 17, 2022

De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise

The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.

January 16, 2022

Two killed in Niger uranium mine collapse

Two people have died and two others were injured in a collapse at French nuclear group Orano's COMINAK uranium mine.

January 14, 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines

Unions have been cleared to give the company notice of a strike following failed wage talks for gold mine workers.

January 13, 2022

NextSource shares up on successful Molo graphite plant testing

Phase 1 of the Molo graphite mine is fully funded and, when commissioned, will become one of the few operating graphite mines outside of China.

January 12, 2022

Tunisia targets doubling phosphate output as economy languishes

Reaching the target of 8 million tons in the next two years, up from 3.9 million in 2021, would raise production to levels Tunisia hasn’t experienced since before its Arab…

January 12, 2022

Coal slurry dam spills near historic South African game reserve

An estimated 1,500 cubic meters of liquid known as slurry leaked after a dam collapsed on Dec. 24 following heavy rains.

January 12, 2022

Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry

Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.

January 12, 2022

Botswana Diamonds shares shoot up on Thorny River potential

The company has significantly raised the estimated kimberlite volume at the South African asset to 2 million tonnes of kimberlitic material.

January 11, 2022

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

January 11, 2022

Crypto can’t beat gold as an inflation hedge, says Barrick boss

“Look at gold and its precious nature - you can’t print it and you can’t make it,” Mark Bristow said.