October 27, 2021 Implats in talks to become a platinum metals giant Impala Platinum is in talks to buy its smaller rival Royal Bafokeng Platinum.
October 27, 2021 Acquisition-hungry Sibanye grabs stake in Australian zinc miner It has bought a 19.99% stake in New Century Resources, which owns a tailings zinc retreatment plant in Queensland.
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.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
