September 16, 2020

Palladium market deficit to narrow significantly in 2020 – report

In other PGMs, platinum is forecast to move into a bigger surplus, while rhodium's market deficit is expected to deepen.

September 16, 2020

Pan African counts on gold price to maintain strong growth, says CEO

The South African gold miner posted a 92.4% increase in its headline earnings per share.

September 16, 2020

First Quantum stock surges – expects no more covid disruptions

The Cobre Panama mine, which was shut in early April by order of Panama's health ministry, has not had any covid-19 cases on site since May.

September 16, 2020

Petra finds five blue diamonds but no clear path to recovery

While the discovery is a boost for the struggling diamond miner, it won’t be enough to turn around Petra's fortunes.

September 16, 2020

Bids open for Canadian “flawless” 102-carat diamond

Bids for the rare 102.39-carat diamond opened on Sep. 15, and it may become one of the most expensive stones ever to sell at auction.

September 15, 2020

Ivanhoe’s Congo mine productivity peerless among copper giants

GRAPHIC: Not just massive in scale, every tonne of copper ore milled at Kamoa-Kakula will be worth $286 – 9 times richer than Escondida, 35 times Morenci.

September 15, 2020

B2Gold shrugs off coup to boost output in Mali

The company is increasing production at Fekola by more than a third to over 620,000 ounces this year.

September 15, 2020

Juukan Gorge is a watershed moment for the world’s miners

Miners have been given notice that shareholders expect a zero-failure operational model.

September 15, 2020

Harmony Gold to boost output gains after pandemic hit

South Africa’s top gold producer is looking expand elsewhere in Africa and could also consider investing in Papua New Guinea.

September 14, 2020

First Quantum eyes operations expansion at Zambia mine

Kansanshi is Africa's biggest copper mine.