September 24, 2018 Barrick silences its biggest critic by buying out Randgold Randgold's founder Mark Bristow has been a thorn in the side of Barrick Gold Corp. Now he’s its closest partner.
September 24, 2018 Barrick to buy Randgold for $18.3B forming giant global gold miner The new Barrick, which will be listed in New York and Toronto, will own five of the world's 10 lowest cost gold mines and will be the world's top bullion…
September 21, 2018 South Africa’s NUM union signs wage deal with AngloGold South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signed a three-year wage deal with AngloGold Ashanti, inking the same agreement that other unions reached with the company earlier in the week.
September 20, 2018 South Africa withdraws draft minerals law; to separate oil, mining South African withdrew its long-delayed draft legislation for the mining and petroleum industries and plans to come up with separate laws to govern the two.
September 20, 2018 South Africa’s cabinet approves new mining charter The mining charter was introduced to redress the exclusion of black people in the mining sector under apartheid.
September 20, 2018 Liberia passes landmark law to secure ancestral land rights President George Weah signed the Land Rights Act into law on Wednesday after four years of debate in the legislature.
September 19, 2018 DRA awarded feasibility study for the Lola Graphite Project in Guinea The award of the Feasibility Study continues the partnership between DRA and SRG Graphite. DRA has been involved in the Lola project since the early stage, completing two mineral resource…
September 18, 2018 Botswana trims growth prospects, sees wider budget deficits Botswana's economy is expected to expand by 4.5 percent this year.
September 18, 2018 Sibanye -Stillwater, Lonmin still committed to merger after competition watchdog decision Sibanye and Lonmin said in a joint statement they remained fully committed to the deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year.
September 18, 2018 Metallon may pay suppliers in gold amid Zimbabwe cash shortage Metallon Corp. is considering paying mining-equipment suppliers in gold because a cash shortage in Zimbabwe is hampering its plan to expand output.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
