December 19, 2018

Lonmin’s biggest mining union tries to block Sibanye deal

The all-share deal is likely to lead to more than 10,000 layoffs.

December 19, 2018

Gem Diamonds finds record 14 stones over 100 carats in 2018

Miner is ending 2018 on a high note after finding another two large diamonds from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the world’s highest dollar per carat diamond operation.

December 19, 2018

Scotgold ready to break rock at Scotland’s first commercial gold mine

Cononish underground gold-silver mine is expected to produce 23,500 ounces of the precious yellow metal annually for up to 17 years.

December 18, 2018

Global Witness welcomes Canadian regulator ruling on Glencore-controlled company and executives

Glencores Katanga Mining has today agreed to pay $22 million to settle allegations by Canadian regulators that it had failed to comply with disclosure requirements,

December 18, 2018

Nigeria’s first gold refinery plans to triple capacity in five years

Most ore will be sourced locally from various locations including the northwestern states of Zamfara, Kebbi and Kaduna, as well as the central states of Kwara and Niger.

December 18, 2018

As global equities take a hit, gold miners are doing fine

Until now, gold has played second fiddle to the U.S. currency as investors have sought a safe haven in the face of trade war uncertainty now, we see gold’s appeal…

December 18, 2018

Glencore billionaire among directors banned, fined by Canada

The punishment from the OSC is a response to false accounting from Katanga that saw it overstate how much it mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014.

December 18, 2018

Vedanta’s Black Mountain mine the latest to adopt Sandvik innovations

Vedanta Zinc will commission OptiMine for trucks, loaders and drills next year, accelerating data-driven operation for world-class mining safety.

December 17, 2018

Glencore’s Katanga says it agreed settlement in Canadian probe

A settlement over an investigation into its accounting, the two sides said, without disclosing the terms of the settlement.

December 17, 2018

Zambia threatens to expel foreign workers over mine job cuts

Mining companies in Zambia have warned that an increase in royalties set for Jan. 1 will lead to more than 21,000 job cuts.