June 18, 2018 CAR struggling to resume diamond exports, tax revenue lags The Central African Republic (CAR) was banned from exporting diamonds in 2013 after rebels seized power.
June 18, 2018 S.African union open to inflation-linked pay deal at Eskom – source Africa's most industrialised economy suffered power outages last week because of what Eskom had said was an "illegal protest action".
June 18, 2018 China marks cobalt, copper ascendancy in Congo with new group The 35-member union includes China Molybdenum Co.-controlled Tenke Fungurume Mining and MMG Ltd., as well as subsidiaries of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group and Huayou Cobalt Co. Sicomines, among others.
June 18, 2018 Lucapa gets another $2 million from Lulo diamonds sale Lucapa has a 35-year license for Lulo, which early last year bore a 404.2-carat white diamond, considered the largest diamond ever recovered in Angola and the biggest diamond ever found by an…
June 17, 2018 S.African lobby group opposes parts of new draft mining charter The Minerals Council South Africa said it does not support some elements in the latest draft of an industry charter.
June 17, 2018 Almost half of deadly mine accidents in South Africa happened at Sibanye-Stillwater sites: Minister Gwede Mantashe said that 20 out of 45 mining deaths reported since the start of 2018 have taken place at Sibanye-Stillwater’s mining sites.
June 15, 2018 Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.
June 15, 2018 Gecamines says Glencore deal to yield billions for Congo state Glencore reached a deal with Gecamines on Tuesday to end a legal dispute over Kamoto Copper Co.
June 15, 2018 South Africa’s new mining charter to credit past black deals The charter produced in 2017, drafted by previous Minerals Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, threatened as many as 100,000 jobs.
June 15, 2018 S.Africa’s draft law proposes 30 pct black ownership for mining firms within 5 years Agreeing a new version of the charter is seen as instrumental to securing further investment in the mining sector.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
