April 5, 2021 Vale says Steinmetz-triggered probe in Brazil over Simandou closed Federal prosecutors have closed an investigation into Vale executives based on documents supplied by Steinmetz.
April 2, 2021 Saudi Arabia of cobalt: Congo eyes battery metal price power The new state cobalt buyer wants to have a monopoly on all hand-dug cobalt in the central African country.
April 1, 2021 Petra finds 39-carat blue diamond at Cullinan mine The Type IIb gem is said to be of “exceptional quality” due to both its colour and clarity.
April 1, 2021 South32 to pay clean-up costs to close South African coal unit sale South32 Ltd will provide up to $250 million in funds to smooth the sale of its South African energy coal business to mining group Seriti Resources.
April 1, 2021 DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.
March 31, 2021 South Africa union seeks 15% wage hike from gold miners and Eskom Gold producers have in the past argued that above-inflation wage hikes cannot be sustained unless prices also rise.
March 31, 2021 Fund bets $7.4bn on sustaining platinum price rally After being in the doldrums for a decade, South Africa’s platinum miners are increasing payouts as they reap windfall profits from near-record prices.
March 31, 2021 Anglogold plays down merger prospects amid deal talk Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman this month floated the idea of a merger with peers AngloGold and Gold Fields.
March 31, 2021 Endeavour completes $200m investment by La Mancha La Mancha holds an interest of about 19% in Endeavour Mining.
March 31, 2021 Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
