April 10, 2019

Smart money is piling into oil

Oil prices jumped to five-month highs this week, pushed higher by a bullish cocktail of supply outages, geopolitical unrest and a sputtering shale sector.

April 10, 2019

Zimbabwe mulls ‘use it or lose it’ approach to mining rights

Zimbabwe may withdraw mining rights from companies that take too long to dig for minerals.

April 10, 2019

Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in England – Supreme Court

The latest ruling raises the prospect that other companies could face legal action in England related to their activities abroad.

April 9, 2019

Vale says BSG ordered to pay it $1.25B

The joint venture intended to explore for iron assets at the Simandou prospect, but the concession was revoked in 2014 by Guinea's government.

April 9, 2019

Walkabout Resources’ stock rises as it tees-up Asian off-takers for its graphite

The company has entered its second binding offtake agreement in two weeks, contracting to sell 10,000 tonnes of large and jumbo flake graphite concentrate to a private company in China.

April 9, 2019

Don’t bet on platinum miners boosting supply on price surge

Prices for platinum, palladium and rhodium have all gained in recent months, boosting earnings for miners in top supplier South Africa.

April 9, 2019

World’s biggest platinum miner braces for tough wage talks

The largest union in the platinum industry wants its members to share the benefits of higher prices.

April 9, 2019

South Africa’s carbon tax could cost Amplats $21m a year from 2021 – CEO

South Africa’s parliament approved a long-delayed carbon tax bill in February as part of plans to reduce harmful emissions in the country.

April 9, 2019

Ivanhoe execs brief Congo president on progress of massive copper project

According to Wood Mackenzie, it is the world's largest, undeveloped, high-grade copper discovery.

April 9, 2019

Niger to pay $14.5m for 10% of GoviEx’s Madaouela uranium project

Government and company agreements also allow for the Madaouela mining permit to expand and include an additional 5.96 million pounds of measured and indicated resources.