March 15, 2019 Anglo American hands land to South Africans amid expropriation push The world’s top platinum supplier is handing over 270 hectares (667 acres) of land to people living in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg. That almost doubles the area it has given…
March 14, 2019 South Africa’s Exxaro Resources FY earnings jump on higher coal prices Exxaro's coal export volumes surged to a record 8 million tonnes. Revenue jumped 12% to 25.491 billion rand compared with 22.813 billion rand the previous year.
March 14, 2019 Vedanta to shut Namibian zinc refinery for five weeks Miners downed tools from Feb. 22 to March 6, affecting waste-stripping at the mine and mining of ore.
March 14, 2019 Gem Diamonds nets $8.8 million for 13.3 carat pink rock The price per carat was $657,000 — a record for a diamond found at Gem’s Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
March 14, 2019 Pan African Minerals’ $2.2B claim over giant manganese deposit contract dismissed by court Tambao, one of the world’s largest manganese mines, has been halted since 2015 after Burkina Faso's new government ordered the company to stop production.
March 13, 2019 Sierra Leone sees IMF support as crucial to luring investors Once one of the great hopes of West African mining, Sierra Leone was hit by the iron-ore price collapse and the Ebola epidemic around the same time.
March 13, 2019 South Africa union threatens Eskom ‘shutdown’ ahead of vote The labor group is planning a march to the ruling African National Congress’s Johannesburg headquarters on March 30.
March 13, 2019 Gem Diamonds posts record results, but withholds dividend The company cited uncertainty about the global diamond industry as one of the main reasons for choosing not to pay a divvy.
March 12, 2019 Hudbay moves one step closer to Rosemont construction with water permit Hudbay Minerals has received the last key permit it needs to start building its Rosemont mine in Arizona.
March 11, 2019 South Africa’s alluvial diamond miners hampered by lack of government support, funding and inappropriate regulations The alluvial diamond mining industry has attempted to highlight the diversity of the junior mining sector and the challenges of the ‘one size fits’ all approach to minerals policy by…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
