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.

October 15, 2018

Mining at Gold Road and Gold Fields JV in Australia to start next month

Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year Guyere gold project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget of A$507 million, is now 96 percent complete

October 12, 2018

Gold Fields CEO asks for `more time’ as investors get antsy

Shareholders getting impatient over the Gold Fields failure to stem losses at the huge South Deep deposit in South Africa shouldn’t lose hope.

October 12, 2018

Congo miners seek concessions in new code as arbitration on hold

They hope they can still wring out a compromise in the world’s main source of cobalt and Africa’s biggest copper producer.

October 11, 2018

Evicted Kenyans demand compensation after mining firm exits

The East African nation's deposits are often in remote regions where the country's poorest live, but experts say few have reaped the rewards from mining.

October 10, 2018

Mining in the Mekong: Myanmar to outperform, Thailand to underperform – report  

Myanmar is expected to lead in the Mekong region for mining industry growth, driven by the high production growth of tin, lead and coal.

October 10, 2018

Dollar shortage “short-term problem” for miners in Zimbabwe – minister

Dollar shortages are creating the risk of some mines shutting down, while investors calling for the removal of foreign exchange restrictions.

October 10, 2018

DRA Global confirmed as preferred EPCM contractor for Colluli

Global engineering, project delivery and operations management group, the DRA Group (DRA) has been confirmed as the preferred Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Management (EPCM) provider for the Colluli Potash Project…

October 9, 2018

Global coal mining industry sees compound annual growth

The global coal mining market is growing, with a CAGR of close to 2% from 2018-2022.