July 7, 2021 Britain’s Firestone to sell Botswana diamond mine for $50,000 The BK11 mine was put on care and maintenance in 2012 due to operational challenges and weak market demand for the precious stones.
July 7, 2021 Zimbabwe plans to register gold miners to curb smuggling Country is drafting legislation that will compel small-scale gold miners to register their operations as the southern African nation seeks to curb gold smuggling.
July 7, 2021 Sandfire granted licence for copper mine in Botswana The 3.2 million tonnes per annum Motheo open pit mine could help Botswana curb its dependence on diamond mining.
July 6, 2021 Ivanhoe already has 162,000 tonnes copper in ore stockpiled Ivanhoe says DRC mine's first 3.8mtpa concentrator is now fully operational and pre-production ore stockpiles reach 3.4m tonnes grading average 4.78% copper.
July 6, 2021 Iconic South African mines ravaged economy’s unlikely savior Surging demand and prices for commodities including platinum-group metals, iron ore, manganese and coal are generating record mining-company profits and bolstering government revenue.
July 6, 2021 South Africa’s coal export line remains partially closed after derailment A 208-wagon coal train derailed in South Africa over the weekend partially shutting a rail line that links mines to the Richards Bay export terminal.
July 6, 2021 AngloGold names ex-BHP exec Calderon as new CEO Appointment of the Colombian expert ends a nearly year-long head hunt that has weighed on the shares of the No. 3 gold miner.
July 5, 2021 Anglo knew of lead danger at Zambian mine, doctor says Claim bolsters a lawsuit in locals allege Anglo caused widespread lead poisoning from the Broken Hill mine it had a stake in until 1974
July 5, 2021 Glencore names Kalidas Madhavpeddi as new chairman Appointment comes one week after Gary Nagle replaced Ivan Glasenberg as CEO and marks a shift to new leadership for the company.
July 1, 2021 Piedmont expands spodumene resources with investment in IronRidge Piedmont plans to purchase an equity stake in IronRidge and a 50% stake in its Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
