April 15, 2020 Zambia plans to revoke Glencore’s Mopani licenses Mopani's chief executive Nathan Bullock detained at Lusaka airport.
April 15, 2020 Barrick gets 800,000 test kits to screen workers for covid-19 Barrick's CEO said that tests had helped shield the company's operations and host communities from the virus.
April 15, 2020 South Africa mining faces 45,000 job losses on extended lockdown South Africa’s mining industry could shed more than 10,000 direct jobs as the sector reels from the impact of the nationwide lockdown.
April 15, 2020 Mponeng production stays suspended until April 30 The mine is the only one of AngloGold's 14 operations where production is currently suspended.
April 14, 2020 Roscan drills 70 metres of 3.2 g/t at Kandiole Company released results of 20 diamond and reverse circulation drill holes at the Mankouke South target in western Mali.
April 14, 2020 Sibanye board donates portion of salaries to fight covid-19 in South Africa The decision follows a similar move by president Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet.
April 14, 2020 Desert sells Mali gold project to Indigo The Djimbala permit is surrounded by a number of gold deposits, mines and prospecting permits.
April 13, 2020 Sibanye-Stillwater says it can resume limited mining in South Africa The company said the South African government had given it approval for limited mining and processing from April 14.
April 12, 2020 Glencore copper mine in Congo sends 350 contractors home Glencore's Katanga Mining sent 350 workers to be repatriated after the miner delayed the commissioning of an acid plant.
April 10, 2020 Datacloud, Trevali partner to boost orebody evaluation efficiency The companies are using cutting edge technology to provide information on ore-waste boundaries and to identify mineralized zones.
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