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.
May 28, 2019 Tanzania targets 52% increase in mineral earnings in 2019-2020 Tanzania intends to collect 470.9 billion shillings ($205.5 million) from minerals in 2019-20, compared with a projected income of 310.6 billion shillings in the fiscal year ending June 30.
May 28, 2019 Sibanye, Lonmin merge to create world’s largest platinum miner The deal also establishes the Sibanye-Stillwater Group as the world’s second-biggest palladium miner.
May 27, 2019 Mali to suspend gold dredging and panning for environmental reasons Dredging and panning produce 10 to 15 tonnes of gold per year according to government figures, versus 60 tonnes from the industrial sector.
May 27, 2019 At least nine illegal Zimbabwean miners die after mine collapse At least nine illegal gold miners have died in Zimbabwe after they detonated explosives underground and were trapped at a mine owned by Metallon Corp.
May 27, 2019 Barrick’s bid for Acacia an “appropriate” and “elegant” solution to Tanzania woes — CEO The $285-million takeover bid, considered by some analysts and Acacia’s minority shareholders as low, would see the world's second largest gold producer buying the remaining 35% of the African miner…
May 27, 2019 Danakali about to secure financing for potash project in Eritrea Debt financing agreements worth $200 million could be finalized “any day” and are expected to catalyze equity financing to start the almost 30-month development of the 1.1 billion-tonne Colluli sulphate…
May 26, 2019 South African carbon tax finally becomes law The tax was first mooted in 2010 but has been postponed at least three times after mining companies, steelmakers and state-owned power utility Eskom said it would erode profit and…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
