May 16, 2018

South Africa’s Tharisa taps Zimbabwean chrome reserves

Zimbabwe has attracted intense interest from miners with a promise of favourable terms as it seeks to reboot its economy after veteran leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year.

May 16, 2018

Yamana begins gold and silver production at Cerro Moro mine in Argentina

Commercial production is expected in the second quarter of the year.

May 15, 2018

UAE trader looking to expand into gold refining in Africa

The group is seeking a total investment of $246 million for the refineries and related processing centres, in Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

May 15, 2018

South Africa aims to finalise mining charter in June, minister says

The charter lays out requirements for black ownership levels and other targets.

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.