December 10, 2019 Madagascar to raise minerals taxes, take 20% stake in mining projects Mining royalties would rise to 8% from 2% for raw precious stones. Rough industrial stones would attract a 6% royalty rate while cut industrial stones would be taxed at 3%.
December 10, 2019 South African mines grind to halt as floods worsen power crisis Sector is experiencing the largest power blackouts in more than a decade.
December 10, 2019 Barrick to sell stake in Senegal project to Teranga Gold for up to $430m Massawa, one of the highest-grade undeveloped open-pit gold reserves in West Africa, is 20 km away from Teranga’s flagship Sabodala mine.
December 9, 2019 Petra Diamonds halts all mines in South Africa due to power issues Production, hoisting and processing have stopped immediately at Cullinan, Finsch and Koffiefontein mines.
December 9, 2019 B2Gold’s drilling results for Fekola mine in Mali show room to grow north Company has also completed over 45,000 metres of combined aircore, diamond and reverse circulation drilling in the Anaconda region.
December 9, 2019 Savannah Resources secures first of three mining licences for Mozambique project The miner, which operates the Mutamba project in a joint venture with Rio Tinto, says permit is valid to April 2044.
December 8, 2019 Four dead after rock collapse at South African gold mine The collapse at the Village Main Reef's Tau Lekoa gold mine in North West province followed at least one earth tremor.
December 6, 2019 4 charts that say this time the copper price surge could last "For one, copper supply is probably less ample than the apparent consumption data indicate."
December 6, 2019 New mining waste dam rules should not be retroactive, says review chief The standards are set to be finalised by March.
December 6, 2019 IMF says $10 billion Congo budget unrealistic as mining slows The IMF projects that Congo’s actual revenue this year will only be about $5.5 billion, including grants.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
