October 27, 2021 Zimbabwe miners losing 20% of export proceeds to exchange rate distortions Exporters are required to surrender 40% of their foreign currency earnings to the central bank, in exchange for local currency at the official rate.
October 26, 2021 B2Gold to sell Burkina Faso project to West African Resources Kiaka is within 40 km of West African Resources' Sanbrado gold mine, which poured its first gold in March 2020.
October 26, 2021 Orca Gold’s mine project not impacted by political unrest in Sudan, says CEO The Block 14 project is considered to be one of the leading gold projects in Africa, with a net present value of over $1 billion at today's gold price.
October 26, 2021 Botswana delivers first iron ore exports to China Botswana’s first iron ore mine, Ikongwe, has started production and delivered its maiden exports to China.
October 26, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater to buy nickel-copper mines in Brazil for $1 billion The acquisition of Atlantic Nickel and Mineração Vale Verde from Appian is Sibanye’s fourth battery metal investment this year.
October 25, 2021 Resource nationalism on the rise in top mining countries — report While resource nationalism had been relatively contained geographically speaking in the past, it is spreading across the world, Fitch warns.
October 25, 2021 Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.
October 25, 2021 Diamond Fields to acquire West Africa gold exploration projects The Labola project has over 30 kilometres of potential strike length along three mineralized zones.
October 25, 2021 Eskom, coal suppliers to collaborate on renewables Eskom is South Africa’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases.
October 25, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater in talks to buy two Brazilian nickel-copper mines The South African company may soon add to its portfolio the Santa Rita nickel-copper mine and the Serrote copper-gold project.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am