December 27, 2017 Prosecutor orders three years of jail time for Spaniard couple with murky investments in Congolese copper mine The pair invested approximately $1.9 million in shares in Mhyrre Minerals and Metal SPRL.
December 26, 2017 Oil-rich Venezuela is out of gas "In Venezuela, we are out of gas. In Venezuela, there is no gas oil. In Venezuela, there are no lube oils."
December 22, 2017 Africa development body, funds see opportunity in mining infrastructure Africa Finance Corporation has already expanded its debt or equity funding for resources projects from oil into mines, including bauxite scheme in Guinea.
December 22, 2017 Workers end wildcat strike at Pan African’s main South Africa gold mine Workers at Pan African Resource's Barberton gold mine in South Africa have ended a wildcat strike that started on Sunday, an industry source said on Friday.
December 21, 2017 Graff buys another giant diamond from Sierra Leone With this purchase, Graff Diamonds says it has acquired, cut and polished the majority of the top 21 largest stones of the 21st century.
December 21, 2017 U.S. sanctions Israeli billionaire Gertler over Congo deals US Treasury said Gertler has used his close relationship with the country’s president, Joseph Kabila, to amass a fortune through corrupt and opaque deals.
December 21, 2017 Workers down tools at Pan African’s main South Africa gold mine About 1,800 workers at Barberton mine downed tools in the strike, which was also called to protest the dismissal of two of its union leaders.
December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
December 19, 2017 Namibia Rare Earths one step closer to getting mining license A 2014 Preliminary Economic Assessment concluded that the Lofdal project has the potential to produce an average of 1,500 tonnes per annum of separated rare earth oxides.
December 19, 2017 Mining wins as Chile and South Africa back pro-business leaders The political shifts are good news for the likes of BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Group, Glencore Plc and Anglo American Plc.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
