December 7, 2018 83% less mill liner parts slashes downtime and improves safety at Tharisa Mine Not only is the Megaliner concept good news for the bottom lines of mill operators, it also means a significant improvement in operator safety.
December 7, 2018 Bushveld Minerals fined for breaching AIM’s listing rules The violations were the result of the South African miner failing to meet its regulatory obligations in relation to its undertaking to pay an exclusivity fee to the sellers of…
December 6, 2018 Losing licence to operate new and biggest threat to miners — EY Mining companies across the globe now consider the risk of losing their licence to operate as the biggest risk to their businesses in the next two years
December 6, 2018 Zimbabwe’s handling of diamond industry the ultimate test for Mnangagwa’s reform — report President Emmerson Mnangagwa is making moves to end the country’s international isolation and attract foreign investment to boost an economy in tatters, including allowing new private investment in the diamond…
December 5, 2018 Lucapa kicks off commercial production at Mothae diamond mine The operation will add to the Perth-based company annual output, until now on depending on just one mine — Lulo, in Angola.
December 5, 2018 Zimbabwe to let two new private miners dig for diamonds It may even allow foreign investors to hold majority stakes in local operations on condition that part of their output is reserved for domestic downstream industries.
December 4, 2018 No. 2 platinum miner mulls purchases in low-cost asset shift Chief Executive Officer Nicolaas Muller said Implats could return to profit by around 2020 by shutting older shafts at its Rustenburg mining complex.
December 4, 2018 Ivan Glasenberg places a dirty $36B bet: Chris Bryant Glencore’s coal business should be a license to print money for several more years.
December 4, 2018 DRDGOLD begins first phase of Far West tailings project The South African miner is kicking off this week its Far West gold recoveries project in Gauteng with the pumping of reclaimed tailings into the carbon-in-leach circuit, just four months…
December 3, 2018 Semafo reports third security incident in Burkina Faso Jihadist militants ramp up attacks against security forces.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
