November 26, 2018 What global rules against ‘blood gold’? Small miners have to eat On Jan. 1, the London Bullion Market Association will introduce a new version of the guidelines that embrace what’s called environmental, social and governance standards.
November 26, 2018 Rio Tinto sells stake in Rossing uranium mine to China The company is selling its 69%-stake in Rossing Uranium Limited, which owns the Namibian mine, to China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC).
November 26, 2018 New Barrick CEO eyes miners’ alliance to fix Tanzania tax row The alliance strategy saw little success in the Congo.
November 25, 2018 DRC cobalt deposits not ‘that old’ By analyzing the age of known deposits, researchers get clues of where to find unexplored ones.
November 22, 2018 Tin pioneer Kay Nimmo named in Top 100 Women in Mining Nimmo was selected for the Top 100 listing based on criteria such as perseverance in the face of adversity and a trail-blazing approach.
November 22, 2018 Congo’s 9-month copper output up 8.7%, cobalt nearly doubles Congo is Africa's top copper producer and the world's leading miner of cobalt.
November 22, 2018 Zimbabwe targets government wage bill to rein in state spending Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube cut civil servants’ pay and announced a series of other steps to reduce the government’s bloated wage bill.
November 22, 2018 Foraco’s camp in Niger attacked by terrorists An unnamed source told Reuters that the assailants were believed to belong to Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram.
November 22, 2018 Sibanye shuts gold mines in South Africa as strike turns violent Operations at Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines were halted late on Wednesday.
November 22, 2018 RioZim demands $92m from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean miner claims it has failed to receive $48m due in payments from the central bank for its sales in dollars, suffering losses of $44m due to lost production.
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