September 26, 2018

Newmont’s CEO rejects talk of bids for Barrick, Randgold

Chief Executive Officer Gary Goldberg said while not interested in the entire companies, he would interested in buying Barrick’s half of their shared Kalgoorlie mine in Australia, which Newmont operates.

September 25, 2018

South African phosphate miner plans London IPO by year-end – CEO

Kropz, is on track to list on London's AIM Stock Exchange by the end of the year as it prepares for first production in 2019.

September 24, 2018

Barrick needs Randgold to make the grade

Few gold mines can operate profitably below 1 gram a ton which is equivalent to extracting two teaspoons of gold from a Statue of Liberty’s worth of ore.

September 24, 2018

Nyrstar profit warning highlights zinc’s disconnects

Belgian zinc producer Nyrstar issued a profit warning last week, citing "adverse market conditions".

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.