October 29, 2018 Firestone hails strong start of second quarter despite slight recoveries fall The Africa-focused miner sold a 68-carats white diamond for just under $1 million, which became its third most valuable stone to date.
October 28, 2018 Zimbabwe’s government to give mining claims to artisanal diamond miners Villagers living around the Marange diamond fields would benefit.
October 26, 2018 Vedanta says will invest $700-$800m in South Africa smelter Investment in South Africa on the rise
October 26, 2018 Gold output at Randgold’s Ivorian mine to fall 23.3% below 2018 forecast The production forecast has been revised to 230,000 ounces of gold for this year.
October 26, 2018 Barrick’s bet on African gold maestro faces first test in Congo While Kibali has been a crowning achievement for Randgold, it’s set to challenge Mark Bristow's trouble-shooting skills even before he takes over as CEO of the enlarged company.
October 26, 2018 Namibia scraps black ownership rules for mining exploration licences Rules threaten the diamond and uranium producer's ability to attract investment.
October 26, 2018 Glencore posts rise in copper, cobalt output on Katanga restart Glencore's copper production rose to 1,063,100 tonnes from the start of this year and cobalt output jumped 8,700 tonnes to 28,500 tonnes.
October 26, 2018 Sibanye, Regulus to jointly develop Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project The project, located in the San Juan province, is about 10km from the border with Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer.
October 25, 2018 B2Gold updates Fekola resource in Mali Less than a year after B2Gold declared commercial production at its 80%-owned Fekola mine, the gold producer has updated the mine’s resource estimate.
October 25, 2018 Barrick could trade copper mines for gold ones to expand Tier 1 assets The combined miner plans to focus on Tier 1 assets, those producing at least 500,000 ounces of gold annually, with a mine life of more than 10 years and low…
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