January 12, 2018 Cobalt and 11% yields lure risk-takers to this Canadian miner Strengthening commodity prices have spurred investors to push Sherritt’s bonds up, but skepticism is still reflected in the yield of nearly 11 percent.
January 12, 2018 Alrosa buys stake in Angola’s largest diamond deposit for $70 million Deal provides the diamond giant with access to a production base outside Russia.
January 12, 2018 First Majestic expands Mexico footprint with $320M Primero Mining acquisition With the friendly takeover First Majestic gains Primero’s flagship asset, the San Dimas silver-gold mine, located in the state of Durango.
January 11, 2018 Zambia sees mining revenue rising on higher copper price The nation expects to collect more revenue from mining companies this year compared to 2017 after copper prices rose above $7,000 per tonne.
January 11, 2018 Mali mine takes B2Gold 2017 output to record high This is the ninth consecutive year the Canadian miner achieves record annual gold production.
January 11, 2018 Botswana’s Okavango posts record diamond sales at $567 million Company posted a 4 percent jump in sales to $567 million in 2017, the highest annual sales since its formation in 2013.
January 10, 2018 Electric cars market threatened by potential cobalt tax hike in Congo The nation, responsible for about two thirds of global output, plans to increase tax on cobalt to 5% from 2%.
January 10, 2018 Centamin jumps on better-than-expected gold output estimates The Egypt-focused gold miner also expects solid growth this year. It’s targeting 580,000 ounces in production, up from an estimate of 550,000-560,000 ounces.
January 9, 2018 Congo’s Gécamines urges Gov’t to revise 16-year-old mining code The World Bank-supported mining legislation was introduced to attract investment into copper and cobalt projects from global miners including Glencore Plc, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and China Molybdenum Co. Gécamines claims country…
January 9, 2018 Amplats reaches deal with South African tribal leader in community fund row Move aims to curb unrest around Anglo American's most profitable platinum mine — Mogalakwena.
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