April 4, 2019 Botswana Diamonds finishes drilling at Thorny River project Next step is obtaining necessary regulatory approvals to start bulk sampling at the South African project, which is expected during the second quarter of the year.
April 4, 2019 Lucapa Diamond cuts debt related to building Mothae mine The diamond producer has inked deals with New Azilian and Equigold, following the delivery and de-risking of the Lesotho-based mine, which began commercial production in December.
April 3, 2019 Congo’s public revenues from mining sector nearly double in 2018 Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector paid $1.57B in revenues to the government last year, up 91% on 2017.
April 3, 2019 MMG joins Glencore, ERG reviewing Congo plans after tax hike Congo collected $1.57 billion of revenue from mining companies last year, almost double the previous year, mostly in profit tax and royalties.
April 3, 2019 Barrick upbeat about new DRC president’s stance on mining, investment The company said Felix Tshisekedi had confirmed his intention of working with miners to keep growing the Central African nation’s gold sector.
April 3, 2019 ISIS claims kidnapping and killing Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso In the he latest issue of propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, ISIS took responsibility for the abduction and murder of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman.
April 2, 2019 Uganda seeks again to redevelop defunct Kilembe copper mine The Ugandan government is making another attempt to reopen a defunct copper mine estimated to contain 4 million tonnes of ore.
April 2, 2019 Iron ore prices shift structurally higher on Vale woes Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the weather-related disruptions from Australia and the safety outages in Brazil.
April 1, 2019 Eldorado begins commercial production at its first Canadian mine The Lamaque underground gold mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, is expected to produce up to 135,000 ounces of the precious metal a year in 2020 and 2021.
March 31, 2019 AngloGold to comply with South Africa mining rights directive The world’s No. 3. gold producer may have contravened black economic empowerment rules tied to its mining rights when it awarded a 4.5 percent stake to employees instead of 6…
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