April 30, 2021

Africa Snapshot: Eight companies with promising projects

Be it gold, copper, cobalt or uranium, the African continent has powerful resources for mining.

April 30, 2021

Implats Q3 production rises by 4%

The platinum miner said group production in the nine months to March 31 rose by 11% to 17.38 million tonnes.

April 30, 2021

Mali’s unmined gold reserves hold steady on new discoveries

Mining companies produced 65.2 tonnes of gold last year but discovered a further 65.7 tonnes of additional reserves.

April 30, 2021

Eurasian Resources takes action to support elimination of child labour in DRC

The Luxembourg-based miner submitted an Action Pledge before the International Labour Organisation and the Alliance 8.7.

April 29, 2021

Glencore’s board approves pay package for Nagle

74% of the company's shareholders supported the compensation plan for Nagle of up to $6.4 million in any one year.

April 28, 2021

Ghana sends in army to enforce mining ban near rivers and lakes

Pollution from mining has contaminated water sources across the country with mercury and heavy metals, raising the costs of water treatment.

April 27, 2021

Loncor increases open-pit resources at Adumbi by 44%

Total inferred mineral resource of the Imbo project is now 3.46 million ounces of gold.

April 27, 2021

South32 posts jump in quarterly metallurgical coal output

Company posted a 34% jump in third-quarter metallurgical coal output.

April 27, 2021

Barrick readies to open Loulo-Gounkoto underground mine

The miner has also started a prefeasibility study for an underground operation at Loulo 3 and a large open pit at Yalea South.

April 27, 2021

Copper price surges toward $10,000 as bulls bet on global rebound

Bulls are swarming in to profit as stimulus measures, vaccine rollouts and climate pledges fuel a global recovery from the pandemic.