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.
February 28, 2019 Fatality at Essakane The incident occurred at the end of the night shift and during the operation of the contractor haul truck on site.
February 28, 2019 South African court orders miners’ union to suspend planned industry-wide strike The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has been on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations since mid-November.
February 28, 2019 Platinum miners win reprieve as South Africa strike delayed The threat of disruption has helped boost platinum and palladium prices this week.
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
