April 25, 2019 Output at South Africa’s Amplats hit by Eskom power cuts Power cuts implemented by Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of electricity in Africa's most advanced economy, pose a threat to miners.
April 25, 2019 Lucara finds largest uncut diamond in recent history in Botswana mine The 1,758-carat diamond is larger than a tennis ball and weighs close to 352 grams (12.42 ounces).
April 25, 2019 Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater lowers valuation for miner Lonmin Sibanye-Stillwater has revised its offer for Lonmin, with new terms that gave a valuation for the struggling platinum miner that was about $77m less than originally proposed.
April 25, 2019 Acacia Mining core profit slumps as Tanzanian troubles bite Acacia, majority-owned by Barrick Gold, is embroiled in a long-running tax dispute with Tanzania.
April 25, 2019 Ivanhoe to fast-track DRC mine into production after CITIC invests $454m This second major cash injection brings the Chinese miner's total investment in Ivanhoe to $1 billion, which gives the Canadian company the equity cushion required to build its massive Kamoa-Kakula…
April 24, 2019 South African government says it intends to de-register AMCU union AMCU, one of the largest trade unions in South Africa's mining sector, has thousands of members at gold and platinum mines.
April 24, 2019 JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock as overweight, JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral on Wednesday.
April 24, 2019 Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level…
April 24, 2019 De Beers expands pilot scheme in Sierra Leone to sell ethically sourced diamonds Decision was made to give more artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) the opportunity to benefit from the program, which helps them trace route of their diamonds throughout the supply chain.
April 23, 2019 Texas building gold depository with $100 billion capacity and security that rivals Fort Knox Governor Greg Abbott said when the project was announced last year that it would allow Texas to “repatriate” its gold from New York.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
