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.
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.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
