March 16, 2018 De Beers, Mountain Province go after Kennady Diamonds to expand joint Canadian mine The partners in Canada's Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province, said the planned acquisition opens up some potential new options for the operation’s future.
March 15, 2018 Visualizing China’s most ambitious megaproject Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects.
March 15, 2018 Zimbabwe ownership law stymies RioZim’s bold expansion plan RioZim Ltd., a Zimbabwean diamond, nickel and gold miner, wants to more than double output of gemstones at its Murowa mine.
March 15, 2018 How Congo faced down some of the world’s biggest mining firms The changes to the mining code in Congo, which supplies some 60 percent of the world's cobalt, could have repercussions for consumers around the world.
March 15, 2018 Big miners arrive in the DRC to go over new mining code The companies have just resigned from the Congolese Chamber of Commerce.
March 14, 2018 Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.
March 14, 2018 Glencore signs massive cobalt sale deal with China’s GEM The world’s biggest producer of cobalt has agreed to sell around a third of its cobalt production over the next three years to the Chinese battery recycler.
March 14, 2018 Gem Diamonds soars as it finds seventh giant rock this year It's a 169-carat, top white colour Type IIa rock diamond dug up at the company's flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
March 14, 2018 Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.
March 13, 2018 Ghanaian government wants to mediate between Gold Fields and its workers The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources announced that he has agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with protesting workers.
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
