October 2, 2018 Zambia mines to pay mineral royalties in dollars to stabilize kwacha Zambia has asked mining companies to pay mineral royalties directly to the central bank in dollars as one of the measures to help stabilise its kwacha currency
October 2, 2018 Northam Platinum and South Africa’s NUM union sign 3-year wage deal South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signs three-year wage deal with platinum producer Northam Platinum that secures wage hikes of more than double the inflation rate for its members.
October 2, 2018 Randgold’s hook-up with Barrick to leave large void in London market Randgold becomes second major miner to announce departure from London.
October 2, 2018 South Africa’s mining industry growth hindered by precious metals performance — PwC Yet, capital expenditure for the sector recovered from the lowest levels in ten years to reflect a 19% increase.
October 2, 2018 Uganda to join transparency program as it seeks mining investors The East African nation seeks to reassure potential investors that it isn’t involved in “conflict minerals.”
October 2, 2018 South Africa’s latest mining charter: what’s new and who wins New Mining Charter seeks to reduce uncertainty and boost investment in the sector.
October 2, 2018 Diamond trade must reform in face of threat from synthetic stones -U.S. Efforts to broaden the scope of the Kimberley Process, set to prevent the sale of so-called "blood diamonds", have been stymied for a decade by member states including China, Russia…
October 1, 2018 Ivanhoe Mines soars on third major copper discovery in Congo The find, named Makoko, was the first of multiple high-potential target areas identified by the company’s exploration team to be tested by drilling.
September 28, 2018 Rocketing vanadium price primed for ‘Elon Musk moment’ "To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
September 28, 2018 Zambia hikes mining taxes in 2019 budget to rein in debt Delivering a $7.1 billion budget in parliament, Margaret Mwanakatwe pledged to bring debt down and to trim the fiscal deficit to 6.5 percent of GDP in 2019.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
