April 17, 2019

B2Gold’s beats first quarter production targets

Consolidated gold production was 230,859 ounces, 6% (12,704) ounces above budget.

April 17, 2019

Zimbabwe attracts two new investors to develop platinum mining projects

The southern African nation has the second largest platinum deposits after South Africa.

April 17, 2019

Moroccan miner Managem considering raising $200m in bond sales

Last month, Managem reported a 16% drop in 2018 revenue after metal prices fell on international markets and its Bakkoudou gold mine in Gabon closed.

April 17, 2019

Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines ends with deal

The company, South Africa's largest gold producer, has run up losses of about 1.6 billion rand ($114 million) and about 110,000 ounces of missed gold output because of the labour…

April 17, 2019

Operations resumed at Zambia’s Munali nickel mine

The restart of operations follows a refurbishing process designed by new operator CNM back in 2014.

April 17, 2019

Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond, the country’s largest ever

Botswana's state-run Okavango Diamond Company has unveiled what is believed to be the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African country.

April 16, 2019

Cupric Canyon secures financing for Khoemacau project in Botswana

A $565m funding package brings Cupric Canyon Capital one step closer to turning its Khoemacau project into a major copper and silver mine in northwestern Botswana.

April 16, 2019

Interactive map pinpoints lead battery energy storage installations globally

Lead battery-powered energy storage highlighted by research consortium’s online map.

April 16, 2019

Mining flotation chemicals market to reach $10B by 2020

Mining flotation chemicals are used during the ore beneficiation process.

April 16, 2019

Rapaport proposes diamond industry optimization plan to government of Sierra Leone

Rapaport says the model should guarantee that government diamond revenue provides vital infrastructure to the communities where the diamonds are found.