May 15, 2018 Rio Tinto says climbing costs, resource nationalism once again big threats Chief executive Jean Sebastien-Jacques said the challenge for the industry is to ensure the benefits from the past frugal years are not lost against a backdrop of rising oil prices and…
May 15, 2018 Mountain Province hires former De Beers financial chief as president and CEO Stuart Brown has over 25 years of experience in the diamond industry and is the outgoing Firestone Diamonds chief executive officer.
May 15, 2018 Lonmin tanks as UK competition watchdog looks into Sibanye takeover By mid-morning, Lonmin shares had lost 5.6% of their value in London, while Sibanye’s were down 4.9% in Johannesburg, even though the companies announced they had received the approval of…
May 14, 2018 Challenging cultural norms in artisanal and small-scale mining crucial to improving women’s economic empowerment "Women’s contribution to the mining sector is masked by the dominant reflection of men’s roles in mining, often hindering their meaningful participation.”
May 14, 2018 Shanta Gold to expand search in Tanzania, as new laws deter others Shanta Gold will conduct further exploration near its main mine in Tanzania after cutting costs in the past year to cope with tougher mining laws.
May 14, 2018 Strike shuts off 1.2 mln T bauxite output at Guinea SMB mine The company had already lost between one million to 1.2 million tonnes of scheduled bauxite production because of the strike.
May 14, 2018 Congo miners continue to press gov’t for code revision The Minister of Mines will work with the inter-ministerial commission ahead of presenting the 2018 Mining code to government for approval.
May 14, 2018 Lonmin cuts H1 loss and trims spending ahead of Sibanye merger The proposed deal with Sibanye is conditional upon Lonmin retaining a positive cash balance by the time it is to close in the second half of the year.
May 14, 2018 Glencore, Barrick expect prospecting licence for Tanzania nickel project Tanzania is seeking a bigger slice of the pie from its vast mineral resources by overhauling the fiscal and regulatory regime of its mining sector.
May 14, 2018 Thor Explorations aims to lead Nigeria’s new mining pack Thor Explorations' Segilola project would be Nigeria's first large-scale gold mine, and it's expected to come online in early 2020.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
