August 4, 2020

Congo to suspend tax exemption for mining imports

Africa's top copper producer had exempted mining companies from paying VAT on imports since 2016 to help them during a commodity price downturn.

August 4, 2020

Centamin earnings soar on higher gold prices, output

The Egypt-focused gold miner's net profit jumped 280% to $74.8m from $19.7m in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year.

August 3, 2020

Barrick appoints two new exploration VPs

The miner created vice president exploration positions for Africa and Middle East, and Latin America and Asia Pacific.

August 2, 2020

S&P holds DR Congo rating at CCC+, lowers outlook to stable

Congo’s economy could rebound if copper and cobalt demand and production increase as expected.

July 31, 2020

AngloGold CEO asked to leave after fund pressure

Shareholders asked for further investigations into a bonus payment by Kelvin Dushnisky's former employer Barrick Gold.

July 31, 2020

Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third

Suspended Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Congo slashes Swiss miner and commodities trader's first half production.

July 30, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

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July 30, 2020

De Beers likely to cut jobs after covid-19 hit

The diamond mining giant employs 20,000 people across its entire business.

July 30, 2020

AngloGold CEO Dushnisky steps down

Chief Financial Officer Christine Ramon has been appointed interim CEO.

July 30, 2020

B2Gold produces special gold bar to help save Namibian rhinos

The proceeds from the sale of B2Gold’s gold bars will back efforts of community-based rhino rangers and trackers.