March 11, 2019 SEMAFO and Savary Gold join forces to expand in Burkina Faso The deal will allow the Canadian miners to consolidate their Karankasso and Mana properties.
March 11, 2019 Barrick gives up plans to acquire Newmont, will form Nevada JV instead Under the deal, Barrick will take a 61.5% stake in the joint venture consisting of the duo’s Nevada mines, with Newmont holding the remainder.
March 10, 2019 Rwanda aims to sell stake in cement firm Cimerwa this month A construction boom in Rwanda has driven up demand for cement as the government builds roads, power plants and a new international airport.
March 8, 2019 Petra Diamonds shares jump after another discovery at Cullinan It follows the recent recovery of a 6.12 carat Type II blue stone at the same mine.
March 8, 2019 Tanzania threatens Acacia with closing North Mara over water pollution The country's No.1 gold producer says the "brief" spill affecting the operation has already been halted and blamed vandals for destroying or stealing sections of the pipe it uses to…
March 7, 2019 Botswana sees lower mineral revenues in 2019 Retail jewellery sales fell during the last quarter of 2018, while polished prices continued to decline into the beginning of 2019.
March 7, 2019 South Africa’s Eskom may need more bailouts despite tariff hikes Eskom supplies more than 90 percent of the power in Africa's most industrialised economy.
March 7, 2019 Zimbabwe to allow foreign platinum miners control of local operations Foreign platinum and diamond miners have been restricted to only 49 percent ownership of their Zimbabwe operations by the black economic empowerment law.
March 6, 2019 Canadian juniors shifting focus to Africa, away from South America Spending destined for South America drops by $600m, while share of funds raised for exploration projects in Africa doubles.
March 6, 2019 Avesoro releases New Liberty underground PFS AccoThe new Liberty project has a measured and indicated resource of 20.5 million tonnes at 2.66 g/t gold.
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
