June 3, 2019 Bravura to spend over $50m to explore for platinum in Zimbabwe Bravura Consortium will spend more than $50 million to explore for and mine platinum in Zimbabwe.
June 3, 2019 Vedanta seeks arbitration in Zambian copper mine dispute Zambia’s government this month began liquidation proceedings against Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines, after accusing Vedanta of lying about expansion plans and paying too little tax.
June 3, 2019 Zimbabwe’s mineral-backed loans may complicate talks with creditors, IMF says Unable to get funding from lenders like the IMF since defaulting on its debt in 1999, Zimbabwe has over the last five years relied on the African Export and Import…
May 31, 2019 Rejection of Barrick bid is ‘no brainer,’ top Acacia investor says Fidelity International said the bid was around 50% too low.
May 31, 2019 Zimbabwe says mines can pay for power in foreign currency to secure supply Fortune Chasi said on Thursday the country's largest hydroelectric plant, Kariba Dam, will suspend output in 14 weeks if water levels continue to fall at the current rate.
May 31, 2019 Production stalled at Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines Vedanta is fighting Zambia's decision this month to name a provisional liquidator to run Vedanta Resources' 90,000 tonnes KCM business.
May 31, 2019 Canada’s Desert Gold renews permit for Malian gold project The BC-based miner owns 100% of the Djimbala project located in Mali’s Yanfolila gold belt.
May 30, 2019 Copper market faces larger shortages, supply issues simmer Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange, trading at around $5,850 a tonne, have tumbled nearly 9% this month.
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.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
