November 1, 2019 Inaugurated, Botswana’s Masisi pledges to diversify economy away from diamonds He also said his government would implement reforms to make its products and services more competitive on the global market.
November 1, 2019 Firestone resumes operations at Liqhobong diamond mine Firestone has installed rented diesel generators to power the Lesotho mine's processing plant.
October 31, 2019 Teranga Gold’s Wahgnion mine set to increase yearly production by 50% The Wahgnion mine is the company’s second gold operation after the Sabodala mine in Senegal.
October 31, 2019 Sibanye says on track to resume dividends as earnings surge Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization surged 240% to 5.5 billion rand ($366 million) in the quarter through September.
October 31, 2019 Mnangagwa’s adviser’s company buys biggest Zimbabwe nickel miner Control of Bindura Nickel Corp., Zimbabwe’s biggest nickel operation, has been sold to a company linked to an adviser of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
October 31, 2019 Petra Diamonds opens tailings to artisanal miners in South Africa Petra believes there is space for artisanal small-scale miners to co-exist with formalized, large-scale operators.
October 30, 2019 Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors
October 30, 2019 Zimbabwe eyes platinum-led revival. Miners see little chance The southern African nation is facing the first contraction in gross domestic product since 2008.
October 30, 2019 Danakali earmarks $1.8m to get Eritrean potash project off the ground The Australian miner is still targeting 2019 to start Colluli potash project execution.
October 30, 2019 Europe-led global certification scheme for raw materials expected in 2020 CERA (Certification of Raw Materials) harmonizes standards of ethics, environmental and social impact across every material in every country.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
