October 29, 2021

Iamgold convoy attacked in Burkina Faso, several missing

The vehicles carrying Iamgold employees came under attack on the road between Dori and Essakane, where the company has its biggest operating mine.

October 29, 2021

South African mining deaths rise as safety worsens, lobby says

The number of deaths in the world’s top platinum-group metals miner rose to 55 between January and Oct. 28 this year, from 43 in the same period last year.

October 29, 2021

Anglo American to halve indirect emissions by 2040

Success of its fresh target for Scope 3 emissions reduction depends on the steel sector cutting its own and global policies, Anglo said.

October 28, 2021

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts and ends with metals” but the required exponential growth in mining is a glaring hole in US and global decarbonisation…

October 28, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.

October 28, 2021

Platinum prices weigh on Sibanye Stillwater’s Q3 earnings

PGM prices fell in the third quarter as the global semiconductor shortage hit demand from the car industry.

October 28, 2021

Amplats in talks to sell Bokoni mine to African Rainbow Minerals

Amplats suspended activity at the platinum mine in 2017.

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.