July 12, 2018 Glencore shareholders mull suing firm over corruption, bribery probes They claim mounting investigations into the firm’s dealings in the DRC, where it’s heavily invested, has made the stock collapse and investors may seek compensation for the losses caused by…
July 11, 2018 Barrick clips 2018 copper production outlook, sees higher costs Canada's Barrick Gold Corp lowered its full-year copper production forecast on Wednesday while increasing its cost estimates, saying the change reflected operational challenges and planned work at its Lumwana mine…
July 11, 2018 Rio Tinto’s minerals sands operation in South Africa shut by protests A mineral sands operation on the South African coast run by Rio Tinto has been closed since Friday due to violent community protests which saw a security guard killed earlier…
July 11, 2018 Experts come up with plan for protecting deep-sea life from mining An international group of researches have recommended 18 quantitative metrics that regulators can use to assess seabed mining projects.
July 11, 2018 Wage talks begin in South Africa’s shrinking gold industry Negotiations start against the backdrop of stark declines in the industry that was once the world’s largest.
July 11, 2018 Huge diamonds keep coming out of Lucapa’s Lulo mine in Angola This time is a 114-carat white stone.
July 9, 2018 2,500 job cuts weren’t enough for world’s no. 2 platinum miner Implats isn’t the only one facing difficulties, with about half of the industry’s production estimated to be unprofitable.
July 9, 2018 Tiger Resources’ $260M Congo asset sale to Chinese firm collapses Tiger expects to release a new Life of Mine Plan for the assets in 6-8 weeks.
July 8, 2018 South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.
July 6, 2018 Zambia delays projects to cut debt and woo IMF back to talks The IMF has warned the southern African nation is at high risk of debt distress, while investors have grown skeptical about the amount of external loans.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
