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.
March 6, 2019 Zimbabwe to scrap platinum and diamond mine ownership rules Zimbabwe holds the world’s second-largest known reserves of platinum-group metals after South Africa, plus substantial deposits of gold, diamonds, lithium, iron ore, coal, chrome and nickel.
March 6, 2019 Platinum price: S. Africa output jump will push oversupply to 6-year high Even though demand for the precious metal is growing for first time since 2015.
March 4, 2019 Newmont rejects $18B hostile bid by Barrick, releases private messages The US mining giant also fired back with a deal that seeks merging operations in the state of Nevada.
March 3, 2019 Codelco expected to generate $13.9 billion in 2019 Operating costs are forecasted to be of $9.9 billion.
March 1, 2019 How the cobalt market fell victim to allure of electric cars Adding to the allure was a widely-held view that cobalt supply is constrained.
March 1, 2019 Glencore CEO is said to meet Congo leader after ties strained The meeting comes after relations between mining companies and the government deteriorated last year.
March 1, 2019 Botswana’s president denies report of $600 million diamond-backed loan to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs was quoted as saying Botswana had offered to lend Zimbabwe $500 million to support its diamond industry.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
