May 30, 2019 S.Africa’s Amplats settles strike at Mototolo mine An illegal strike that led to the dismissal of over 600 employees at the Mototolo mine run by Anglo American Platinum has been resolved and the workers will be reinstated.
May 30, 2019 Zambia says Konkola mines case a “warning” to foreign investors Zambia says its decision to punish miner Vedanta's local operation for breaching environmental and financial regulations is a signal to other firms to follow the law.
May 29, 2019 After M&A spree, Sibanye is now the world’s No. 1 platinum miner The deal, approved by shareholders on Tuesday, creates a company that will eclipse Anglo American Platinum Ltd. as the world’s biggest platinum miner and will rank second to Russia’s MMC…
May 29, 2019 Namibia says China can buy Rio’s uranium stake if it respects laws Rio Tinto, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets, said last November that it was selling its 69% stake in the world's longest-running open pit uranium mine to China…
May 29, 2019 Zambia turns up the nationalist heat on its copper miners — opinion President Edgar Lungu has swiftly followed through on his threat with a move to liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the local operating unit of India's Vedanta and one of the…
May 29, 2019 Vedanta’s KCM unit said to attract Kazakh, Chinese interest Eurasian Resources Group and China Non-Ferrous Metals Co. expressed interest in buying Konkola Copper Mines, should the Zambian government succeed in seizing it from Vedanta.
May 28, 2019 Drill results boost Nighthawk Gold shares Nighthawk has increased its drill program to 35,000 metres for the year, up from the previously forecast 25,000 metres, which makes it the largest drill program in the explorer’s history.
May 28, 2019 Moroccan miner Managem retrieves gold seized by Sudan authorities Sudanese Rapid Support Forces seized 241 kg of gold from a plane that landed in Khartoum on May 8 in an investigation into possible smuggling.
May 28, 2019 Tanzania says Acacia Mining won’t be allowed any role in country Tanzania will no longer allow Acacia Mining to manage its mines in the country and will only work with the company’s parent, Barrick, to resolve the two-year impasse that has…
May 28, 2019 Uganda’s tungsten mine sues International Tin Association for defamation An owner of Uganda's only tungsten mine is suing the International Tin Association for defamation, saying the certifier wrongly accused it of trading in conflict minerals.
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