April 12, 2018 Lucara recovers 472 carat diamond, third largest ever for Karowe Recovered from the Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana.
April 11, 2018 Botswana’s Tati Nickel Mine out of liquidation after court ruling When it was placed under liquidation, Tati had incurred a cumulative loss of 1.6 billion pula ($165 million) and owed creditors one billion pula.
April 11, 2018 Vedanta Resources expects supply constraints to sustain zinc prices Vedanta could accelerate expansion of its African zinc operations to take advantage of strong prices.
April 11, 2018 Mining industry must improve human rights, environment protection — index The Responsible Mining Index, launched in Geneva on Wednesday, assesses the policies and practices of 30 large companies that produce 25 percent of mined commodities, from gold to copper and…
April 10, 2018 South Africa’s mines minister aims for new mining charter by May The charter's problem areas included raising the target for black ownership to 30 percent from 26 percent.
April 9, 2018 Operations restarted at Newmont’s gold mines in Ghana -spokesman Operations were shut down on Saturday following an accident in which six construction workers were killed.
April 8, 2018 ICSID rejects BSGR’s motion in battle over Simandou iron ore project in Guinea The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order.
April 8, 2018 Six people killed at Newmont’s operation in Ghana "Our priorities right now are to support the families of those who lost loved ones," CEO Gary Goldberg said.
April 8, 2018 More artisanal miners invade Grace Mugabe’s farm The miners say they won’t leave unless president Emmerson Mnangagwa asks them to.
April 6, 2018 Platinum Group Metals Ltd. receives initial US$58m from Maseve mine sale to pay down debt RBPlat is next to acquire 100% of the shares in Maseve, the holding company of the Maseve Mine.
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
