January 22, 2021 TIMELINE: The battle for Simandou Simandou in Guinea is home to the world's richest untapped deposits of iron ore.
January 22, 2021 Gold Fields begins construction of Chile project First gold production at the Salares Norte mine is expected in early 2023.
January 21, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit
January 21, 2021 ‘The bucket is leaking’: Zambia opposition leader denounces debt-funded Mopani deal Zambia's main opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema says the government's deal with Glencore is "filling the economy with more debt, expensive debt."
January 21, 2021 Vale hires banks to sell coal assets in Mozambique Vale's coal division posted a loss of $213 million in its most recent quarterly result.
January 21, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater exceeds PGM, gold production guidance The South African miner saw a positive recovery in the second half of 2020.
January 21, 2021 Gold Fields picks former Amplats boss Griffith as CEO Griffith will take the helm in April after current CEO Nick Holland retires.
January 20, 2021 Zambia expects to find new Mopani investor by year-end Country's mining investment arm ZCCM-IH agreed to buy Glencore's majority stake in Mopani, taking on $1.5 billion in debt.
January 20, 2021 IAMGOLD produces 653,000 gold ounces, meets guidance Company expects an attributable gold production between 630,000 and 700,000 ounces in 2021.
January 19, 2021 De Beers raises diamond prices most in years Company implemented its biggest price increase for diamonds in years as the industry starts bouncing back from the pandemic-induced shutdown.
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am
Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine. January 03, 2026 | 07:53 pm
