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.
February 28, 2019 Junkyard palladium growing as an answer to disappearing resource Recyclers can recover about 90 percent of the metal from catalytic converters in junked cars for a fraction of the cost of mining it.
February 28, 2019 Exyn Technologies introduces robots into Dundee Precious Metals’ gold mines The tech company introduced its A3Rs robots which comprise a fully autonomous aerial system for data collection in GPS-denied environments.
February 28, 2019 Barrick, Newmont step up game to sway top investors Barrick forecasts over $7 billion in pre-tax savings over 20 years, based on net present value — $4.7 billion of which will come from Nevada.
February 27, 2019 World’s biggest platinum miners ask court to block strike “We are of the view that AMCU is not acting in the best interests of workers, or the industry”- Anglo American Plc
February 27, 2019 Eskom’s Molefe ‘stonewalled’ Glencore ex-CEO says Nedbank Ltd. estimates that corruption, maladministration and bad policies shaved $33.9 billion off the nation’s GDP between May 2014 and February 2018.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
