July 5, 2018 Petra Diamonds sells stake in Kimberley Ekapa JV for $22 million The Kimberley Ekapa joint venture focuses on mining in the South African town of Kimberley.
July 4, 2018 Nigeria to offer 12.7 bln naira mining contract to eight firms Nigeria will offer a 12.7 billion naira ($41.6 million) mining contract to eight companies in exploration and consultancy, its junior mining minister said on Wednesday.
July 4, 2018 Nautilus Minerals tanks on shipbuilding contract cancellation Fresh setback for the company’s Solwara 1 project, expected to be the world’s first seabed gold, copper, silver mine.
July 4, 2018 US probe darkens Glencore horizons from Africa to Americas Investigation is casting a wider net with the addition of Venezuela and Nigeria to its investigation, increasing the likelihood that Glencore’s management will get bogged down in a lengthy legal…
July 3, 2018 Burning villages, ethnic tensions menace Mozambique gas boom Women’s cries just after 1 a.m. confirmed Barnabe Samuel Mussa’s worst fears -- an attack was underway.
July 3, 2018 Sibanye cuts South Africa gold output forecast after deaths Sections of Sibanye’s Masakhane mine, where an earth tremor resulted in the death of seven workers, have been shut for rehabilitation until February.
July 3, 2018 LME to get tougher on cobalt companies with ties to the DRC Starting next year, it will demand firms that get at least 25% of their metal from small-scale mines in the DRC to be subject of a professional audit.
July 3, 2018 Glencore hammered as US requests documents in corruption probe Shares fell as much as 13% after the miner and commodities trader was told by US Department of Justice to produce documents on Nigeria, Congo and Venezuela.
July 2, 2018 Congo court suspends hearing on Glencore-owned cobalt mine Until last month, Glencore was fighting three lawsuits in Congo that called into question its control of its prized copper and cobalt mines.
June 29, 2018 Lucapa digs up another large diamond, this time in Lesotho Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) has found an 89-carat yellow diamond at its 70%-owned Mothae mine in Lesotho during the current bulk sampling program.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
