June 24, 2021 Kumba Iron Ore appoints new chairman Terence Goodlace has held the role of CEO at both Metorex Limited and Impala Platinum.
June 23, 2021 Morocco’s Managem starts gold production at its Guinea mine The company said it plans to produce 130,000 ounces of gold a year at the Tri-K mine, where reserves are estimated at 1.5 million ounces.
June 23, 2021 Lucara strikes again with diamond over 1,000 carats The 1,174 carat diamond from the Karowe mine in Botswana is the third over 1,000 carats recovered since 2015.
June 22, 2021 Global copper mine production up 3.7% in Q1 – report The International Copper Study Group released preliminary data for March world copper supply and demand in its June 2021 Copper Bulletin.
June 22, 2021 Kinross resumes mining at Tasiast, lowers 2021 guidance Early estimates indicate the SAG mill affected by a fire would only restart by year-end.
June 21, 2021 Glencore to reopen one of world’s biggest cobalt mines Glencore said in August 2019 that it would close the mine for two years to carry out care and maintenance.
June 21, 2021 Congo digs in over renewal of billionaire Gertler’s oil permits DRC and Dan Gertler are headed for a fight over the Israeli billionaire’s two oil blocks bordering Uganda.
June 21, 2021 Morocco targets $1.7bn in non-phosphate mining revenue by 2030 With 72% of global reserves, Morocco is the world's largest phosphates exporter.
June 21, 2021 GRAPHICS: What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals More than 40 of the world's 250 biggest corporate emitters - or 16% - are only just starting to assess their emissions, report shows.
June 20, 2021 S. African ‘diamond rush’ unearths only quartz crystals, officials say Unidentified stones that lured thousands of fortune seekers to a rural South African village to mine the land with picks and shovels were not diamonds as hoped, officials said on…
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am