October 6, 2019 Congo says IMF is considering new financial support Congo is a leading miner of cobalt, copper, gold, tin and diamonds but remains one of the world's least developed countries.
October 4, 2019 Feature: Democratic Republic of Congo in focus The country’s mining sector has demonstrated a resilience in riding out a long storm of political and regulatory uncertainty, in addition to plummeting commodity prices.
October 4, 2019 Fortescue, SMB-Winning go head-to-head to develop Guinea’s Simandou iron ore Vale had also purchased access to the project data, but did not submit an offer, sources said.
October 4, 2019 Platinum mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater begins business overhaul The miner is creating a new company to be listed in South Africa and the US, which will have recent acquisitions incorporated as subsidiaries.
October 4, 2019 Central African Republic diamond houses obliged to export $3m per quarter The Central African Republic launched a full overhaul of the country’s alluvial diamond mining sector.
October 4, 2019 Zimbabwe accuses US of lying about diamond-mining forced labour Zimbabwe, suffering its worst economic crisis since 2008, is desperate to end sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the European Union on politicians and state companies.
October 4, 2019 Gem Diamonds mining lease for Letšeng renewed for 10 years Royalty payable for the diamonds sold was increased to 10% from 8%.
October 3, 2019 Diamond crisis deepens as De Beers reports plunging sales RBC Capital Markets expects profit will fall by about 40% this year at De Beers.
October 3, 2019 Centamin’s CEO to leave after challenging year for the company Andrew Pardey, who joined the company 12 years ago as general manager, will stay at the post for a year while the company looks for a new boss.
October 3, 2019 Pit wall collapses at Avesoro’s New Liberty mine in Liberia Production volumes will be reduced "for some time", the company said.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
