October 22, 2018 Lonmin in $200m loan deal with state-backed Chinese company Under the deal, Lonmin will repay most of the loan by delivering platinum and palladium over a three year period to a subsidiary of Jiangxi Copper, China’s largest copper producer.
October 22, 2018 Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg to retire in 3-5 years — report He is said to have already begun training three to four people to succeed him in the job.
October 21, 2018 Almost 400,000 migrants left Angola in massive diamond crackdown The government says that diamonds worth more than $1 million had been seized in the course of Operation Transparency.
October 19, 2018 Kenya to set up gold refinery to help small miners The aim of the project is to improve the livelihoods of the beneficiary community and regional economy - Mining Ministry
October 19, 2018 Acacia threatens Tanzania with legal action as dispute escalates The company is also seeking direct talks with the country's government, as it's been excluded so far from negotiations between controlling shareholder, Barrick Gold, and President John Magufuli.
October 17, 2018 Zambia’s finance minister says new mining taxes will not hit operations Mining companies operating in Zambia will still meet their operational costs even after the government imposes higher taxes.
October 17, 2018 Tanzania anti-corruption body charges Acacia subsidiaries with tax evasion, money laundering The news comes barely a week after the company said another worker had been released on bail after being charged with corruption.
October 17, 2018 Botswana Diamonds, Vast Resource JV steps up exploration efforts in Zimbabwe Decision comes after the companies received Wednesday a preliminary geological assessment of the property, which shows Heritage contains several targets for modern alluvial diamond placer deposits.
October 16, 2018 Anglo American to restart operations at Minas Rio before year-end Operations will resume before year end, but a planned ramp-up to 26.5 million tonnes per year is likely to be pushed back to 2021 from 2020.
October 16, 2018 How Nigeria can escape the natural-resource curse Education and health are the way forward for Nigeria.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
