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.
November 4, 2020 Angola to launch diamond exchange in Luanda in 2021 The government has identified key steps it needs to take before opening the planned diamond exchange by the end of next year.
November 4, 2020 S.African commission condemns killing of activist who opposed coal mine The country's South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) condemned what it described as the “cold-blooded murder” of an environmental activist.
November 3, 2020 Rainbow, Bosveld to develop SA rare earths project The Phalaborwa rare earths project contains about 35 million tonnes of gypsum resulting from historic phosphate hard rock mining.
November 3, 2020 S.Africa minister says Sibanye ‘stole’ Black ownership rating Gwede Mantashe accused miner of breaching regulations on Black ownership targets at its gold operations.
USA Rare Earth surges on $1.6B gov’t funding LOI The proposed investment comprises $277 million in federal funding and $1.3 billion in senior secured loan. January 26, 2026 | 07:56 am
