April 3, 2018 Randgold Resources Tongon mine in Ivory Coast hit by strike Recurrent industrial action by the workforce of a subcontractor it's jeopardizing Tongon's 290,000-ounce production forecast.
April 2, 2018 Investment in Africa’s mining sector to rise: BMI BMI presents the recent changes to the DRC’s mining code as an example of a situation that challenges all the parties involved, but that is very unlikely to cloud miners’…
April 1, 2018 Artisanal gold miners in Nigeria seek government help They want to operate under conditions that allow them to take better care of the environment and contribute to the local economy.
March 30, 2018 Anglo American ordered to halt Brazil ops again after leak A document by Brazilian environmental watchdog Ibama seen by Reuters said Anglo American would only be allowed to resume operations once it demonstrates the pipeline's security.
March 30, 2018 Illegal gold miners invade Grace Mugabe’s farm Mugabe was touring the farm when she ran into the miners.
March 30, 2018 East Africa Metals and Luck Winner fail to agree on Ethiopian projects financing “Despite the best efforts of both parties, negotiations failed to define a viable transaction," management said in a media statement.
March 29, 2018 Randgold reports record year At year-end, the company had net cash of more than $700 million and no debt.
March 29, 2018 Miners ask Congo to introduce sliding royalty scale The proposal, signed by companies responsible for 85% of the DRC's copper, cobalt and gold output, suggest that sliding royalties will give the government a higher share of revenues.
March 29, 2018 Canada’s Asanko, South Africa’s Gold Fields team up in $185m Ghana JV Companies are teaming up to develop one of the country’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM).
March 28, 2018 Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk dies at 90 The company said its founder and chairman emeritus, Peter Munk, passed away Wednesday in Toronto, surrounded by his family.
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