February 15, 2019 Centamin sees mineral resources more than doubling in Côte d’Ivoire The miner has added 780,000 indicated ounces of gold to its Doropo project in Cote d’Ivoire, taking the its overall resource to over 2 million ounces.
February 14, 2019 Miners vs African governments: The fight’s just getting started Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo issued a firm warning: stop expecting supercharged profits from Africa’s mineral riches.
February 14, 2019 At least 23 illegal Zimbabwean gold miners feared dead after shafts flooded Small-scale gold producers, including illegal miners, accounted for nearly 60 percent of the record 33 tonnes of gold produced in Zimbabwe last year.
February 14, 2019 Famed Cullinan mine banks on big diamonds to drive down debt It could take 'between five and 10 years' to clear the debts related to the mine.
February 14, 2019 Sibanye-Stillwater may cut nearly 6,000 jobs in gold shake-up Sibanye-Stillwater said it had entered into talks with stakeholders on restructuring its gold operations following financial losses at the Beatrix 1 and Driefontein 2,6,7,8 shafts during 2018.
February 13, 2019 Strike over job losses compounds South Africa blackout woes While South Africa has suffered electricity shortages for more than a decade, the utility is at a crisis point and is seen as the biggest threat to the economy.
February 13, 2019 Barrick Gold posts $1.2 billion quarterly loss, sees cost rising in 2019 The company pinned the cost increases partly on mining ending at its low-cost Cortez Hills open pit in Nevada in the first half of the year.
February 12, 2019 South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater may restructure loss-making gold shafts Gold producers in Africa's most industrialised economy, have seen profits squeezed by rising costs, labour unrest and declining grades.
February 12, 2019 Firestone shares on fire after finding 70-carat diamond in Lesotho The white, makeable diamond is the largest found so far this year and follows the recovery of a 46-carat, gem quality white rock in December.
February 12, 2019 Newcrest sells Côte d’Ivoire project to Canada’s Roxgold in $30 million deal Roxgold believes the project has near-term development potential due to its Antenna deposit, which hosts an inferred resource of 5.8 million tonnes.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
