November 15, 2019 Corruption, child labor risk in Congo’s cobalt industry, OECD warns Child labor and human-rights abuses are common in small-scale mining sites in Congo.
November 15, 2019 South Africa’s platinum mining firms, top union end ‘titanic battle’ as they seal wage deal The deal comes as a relief to the sector, where officials were fearful of a repeat of a five-month platinum strike in 2014-2015 which crippled production and hurt the economy.
November 15, 2019 Global public consultation launched on tailings dam standards The initiative aims to prevent a repeat of Vale's tailings dam burst in January, which killed 300 people.
November 15, 2019 Blue diamond found by struggling Petra sold for $14.9 million The 20-carat blue, gem quality stone, was acquired by a “leading diamond company” that wishes to remain anonymous, Petra said.
November 14, 2019 The role of gas in powering Africa’s future Gas should play an increasing role in meeting Sub-Saharan Africa’s demand for power: but is it that straightforward?
November 14, 2019 Jihadist groups cash in on artisanal gold rush in West Africa The more than 2 million directly employed in small-scale mining in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have become a source of financing and recruits for Islamist militants in the region.
November 13, 2019 De Beers diamond buyers return as prices cut most in years De Beers sold the most diamonds since June after the biggest price cut in years, but sales still remained lower than normal for this time of year.
November 13, 2019 Zimbabwe to enforce “use it or lose it” policy for mining assets Zimbabwe will vigorously enforce a policy to force companies to develop their mining assets and not keep the land for speculative purposes.
November 13, 2019 China-backed JV to develop giant Simandou north iron ore deposit in Guinea Guinea’s Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) and Singapore’s Winning International Group offered $14 billion to build a mine and related infrastructure.
November 12, 2019 Cobalt hydroxide price up 55% in three months Chinese imports of cobalt hydroxide also up 28% in September quarter, but Benchmark says its not a fundamental uptick.
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