September 15, 2019 South Africa’s deputy mines minister dies in car accident Bavelile Hlongwa died on Friday in an accident that also claimed the lives of four other people.
September 13, 2019 MAPPED: Top 20 biggest gold mines Barrick Gold has ownership in seven of the 20 largest gold mines on the globe based on annual output.
September 13, 2019 Danakali’s H1 loss widens on rising costs at Colluli The potash project developer posted a pretax loss of $1.5 million for the first half of 2019, compared to a loss of $1.1 million a year earlier.
September 13, 2019 UK high court ok’s Barrick’s Acacia takeover The deal ends Acacia’s near-decade presence on the London Stock Exchange.
September 13, 2019 Armadale confirms high grades at graphite project in Tanzania A final diamond drilling campaign at the Mahenge Liandu property yielded high-grade, near surface intercepts.
September 12, 2019 Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.
September 12, 2019 South African mining output rises for first time in nine months Coal and iron ore production surged while gold declined.
September 12, 2019 De Beers Namibia diamond venture sells mine to local consortium Namdeb, which unsuccessfully explored a variety of options to extend the life of its Elizabeth Bay Mine beyond 2019, ceased operations in September 2018.
September 12, 2019 South African mine union says ballot rule to curb ‘wild strikes’ As wage negotiations with some South African platinum producers reach deadlock, one labor union welcomed a new rule for any strike to require backing from workers in a secret ballot.
September 12, 2019 South Africa grants Botswana Diamonds ‘critical’ environmental authorization The permission covers diamond-bearing gravels at the Marsfontein mine, which is next to the company's own Thorny River project.
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