February 19, 2019 South African parliament approves long-delayed carbon tax bill South Africa intends to play its role as part of the global effort to reduce global greenhouse emissions.
February 19, 2019 South32 to cut 500 jobs at aluminium smelter – union South32 is the latest mining company to cut jobs after Sibanye-Stillwater last week said that it could cut nearly 6,000 jobs.
February 19, 2019 South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore 2018 headline earnings edge lower "While challenges are part of the uncertain environment that we operate in... we have the right strategy and teams in place to create sustainable shareholder value."
February 19, 2019 Glencore to cut output, jobs at copper, cobalt mine in Congo – WSJ The output cut is likely to be temporary as the company looks for new ways to mine copper, the report said.
February 19, 2019 South Africa’s AngloGold looks to streamline assets, Argentine mine up for sale It is very important that we can see the assets in our mix have long-term potential and to the extent that they don't or there is other strategic reasons to…
February 19, 2019 Canadian regulator clears Newmont’s $10B merger with Goldcorp The companies announced their planned all-share tie-up in January, just two weeks after the Barrick-Randgold merger was finalized.
February 18, 2019 Petra Diamonds appoints new CEO, share price rises Analysts said appointing Richard Duffy, who has held finance posts in his 27 years in mining, would benefit the company as it sought to cut debt.
February 18, 2019 Liberia mourns dozens killed in mudslide at alleged illegal mine The national disaster management agency has been searching for survivors since the incident in Nimba County last weekend
February 18, 2019 How South African mines cope with power cuts The utility gives the industry notice to reduce their power consumption by 15–20% when the national grid is at its tightest.
February 17, 2019 Zimbabwean rescuers pull 22 bodies from mine, eight more found alive The government declared the accident a disaster.
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