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.

December 17, 2018

Randgold to cease trading as merger with Barrick gets final approval

The planned merger, which creates the world's top gold miner by value and output, has been approved by the Royal Court of Jersey.

December 17, 2018

New technology allows for digging 100 feet below water

MineWare experts have extended the capability of its Pegasys Dragline Monitor to support underwater digging.

December 17, 2018

These are the three main trends to shape the diamond industry in 2019

According to Bain & Co., diamond miners and retailers will face an Increasing influence of digital technologies, growing presence of lab-grown stones and shifting preferences of younger generations of consumers.

December 14, 2018

Wheaton resolves tax dispute with Canada Revenue Agency, shares surge 14%

The reassessments were related to income generated by Wheaton’s wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries operating outside of Canada.

December 14, 2018

South Africa’s AMCU union to remain on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

The union's Sibanye-Stillwater members remain on strike, disputing the miner's argument the action is now illegal.

December 14, 2018

Nigeria’s first gold refinery scheduled to be ready next year

The refinery will initially be able to produce 3 metric tons of gold each month, and 1 ton of silver.

December 14, 2018

Firestone shares shoot up after finding 46-carat diamond in Lesotho

The gem-quality white stone was recovered undamaged, the miner said, and will be sold at the next tender in January.