November 6, 2020 Nordgold equips West Africa training centre with mining simulator Company expects the total investment, including the construction of the centre and the purchase of the equipment, to cost approximately $800,000.
November 6, 2020 De Beers to close Damtshaa mine in Botswana The miner produced 12.3 million carats in the first nine months of 2020, down 29% from the same period in 2019.
November 6, 2020 Sumitomo to resume Ambatovy operations early 2021 The company also reported a record net loss of 60.2 billion yen ($583 million) for the first half of its financial year.
November 5, 2020 Kinross shares up on Q3 results Company reported production of 603,312 attributable gold equivalent ounces in the third quarter of 2020.
November 5, 2020 Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine The East African nation plans to increase mineral earnings by at least a third during the next three years.
November 5, 2020 Barrick raises dividend as profit soars on strong gold prices The world's second largest gold miner benefitted from a surge in prices fuelled by widespread coronavirus stimulus measures unveiled globally.
November 4, 2020 US Court awards $135m to shareholders of DRC mine The shareholders were recognized as “victims of crime” by the court for loss of their interest in the prospective Kalukundi copper and cobalt mine in southern Congo.
November 4, 2020 Barrick appoints former World Bank exec to board The gold miner has named former World Bank executive Anne Kabagambe as independent director.
November 4, 2020 Lucara strikes new cut and polish deal with Louis Vuitton The luxury house will turn Lucara’s 549-carat Sethunya diamond into fine jewellery.
November 4, 2020 Nordgold launches community forest initiative in Burkina Faso The Oubritenga community forest project will have a range of social and environmental benefits, the miner said.
Japanese copper smelters still in talks for 2026 charges with miners Fees paid by miners to turn concentrate into refined metal have come under pressure as global smelting capacity expands faster than mined supply. January 22, 2026 | 07:16 am
