June 13, 2018 Petra Diamonds secures $170 million to help lower debt Shareholders approved the discounted rights issue at a special meeting in London held Wednesday.
June 13, 2018 Tharisa expands Zimbabwe exposure with $4.5 million platinum deal It gives the company access to 23,903 hectares of land in the country Great Dyke, which has a potential for 96 million ounces of platinum and palladium.
June 13, 2018 Congo’s miners face harsh new reality as mining law finalized After six months of lobbying, companies including Glencore and Randgold Resources have got nowhere in their battle to push back against a new mining law that voids existing agreements and…
June 12, 2018 Vedanta to double output at Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines – regional CEO Vedanta's Deshnee Naidoo told Reuters, adding that KCM is on track to produce 400,000 tonnes of copper a year in the next few years.
June 12, 2018 Death toll rises to four at South Africa’s Sibanye mine Search for the fifth miner continues.
June 12, 2018 SSHRC announces Partnership Development Grant for Carleton research into gender equity Ensuring that women benefit equally to men from the mining of high value minerals, like gold, is a problem in African countries that are harnessing mineral resources to improve development.
June 12, 2018 Kinross going ahead with expansion of Alaska gold mine Project is expected to extend Fort Knox mine life to 2030 and generate 17% internal rate of return (IRR) at a low capital cost.
June 11, 2018 Development decision nearing on Randgold’s Massawa project Massawa was discovered by Randgold in 2007 and is one of the larger undeveloped gold deposits in West Africa.
June 11, 2018 Wheaton Precious Metals, Cobalt 27 acquire cobalt stream from Vale for US$690M "We see numerous similarities between cobalt and silver."
June 11, 2018 South Africa union seeks 12,500 rand minimum for gold miners The labor group calls for an increase in benefits ranging from severance pay to transport costs and longer maternity leave.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am