April 19, 2018 De Beers launches Sierra Leone-based pilot to remove ‘conflict diamonds’ from the market The world’s top diamond miner will train artisanal and small-scale miners and provide them with tablets as well as a diamond “toolkit” to digitally track their stones throughout the supply…
April 19, 2018 Embattled Acacia Mining keeps losing money due to Tanzania tax row Revenue in the first quarter slumped almost 50% due mainly to reduced operations at its flagship Bulyanhulu gold mine.
April 18, 2018 Diamonds confirm existence of planetary “embryo” A planetary “embryo” gave origin to the meteorite fragments that form the Almahata Sitta collection.
April 17, 2018 South Africa’s Eskom says facing coal shortages at 7 power plants Eskom supplies around 95 percent of South Africa's electricity, predominantly by burning coal.
April 16, 2018 South Africa’s PIC rejects ATON’s takeover offer for Murray & Roberts M&R rejected the bid saying it undervalued the company.
April 16, 2018 Chinese investors key as cobalt price hits month low Cobalt27 CEO lines up Chinese automaker deals, ponders HK listing: “There is a lot of interest and it is natural because it is where all this will happen”.
April 16, 2018 Moti Group is open to selling shares in Zimbabwe mine operation The Moti Group would be open to listing the stock in its operation provided it makes “business sense and has a strong rationale behind it.”
April 16, 2018 Billionaire Agarwal hires AngloGold’s CEO to run Vedanta Agarwal, who has been hunting for a new Vedanta CEO for more than a year, has consistently sought talent from the world’s biggest miners.
April 15, 2018 IMF resumes lending to Chad following Glencore debt deal The Central African oil producer reached an agreement in principle to restructure its more than $1 billion debt to Glencore and four banks.
April 13, 2018 Local media report 40 people killed at DRC mine The accident has been reported by different local websites.
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
