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.

December 19, 2017

Acacia to sell Burkina Faso asset for $45 m to Canada’s Sandstorm Gold

The deal is expected to close early in the first quarter of 2018.

December 18, 2017

Pastor who found giant diamond in Sierra Leone to get less cash than promised

The government says the cleric violated the Mines and Minerals Act.

December 18, 2017

Vale says won’t pay bonuses to striking Mozambique mine workers

The global miner said on Monday it would not pay bonuses demanded by its workers in what it called an illegal strike at the Moatize coal plant in Mozambique.

December 18, 2017

This map shows the top immigrant population in each country

If the world’s migrant population formed a new nation, it would be fifth largest. What are the top immigration populations, how does this look mapped out?

December 18, 2017

2018 global diamond industry primer

2017 has been a year of excess inventory shifting from the upstream segment of the diamond industry to the mid-stream segment.

December 18, 2017

Gold miner Avocet to sell Burkina Faso assets

The sale is part of a larger restructuring involving Avocet's overdue loans totaling $28.7 million.

December 18, 2017

ArcelorMittal South Africa paying first fine instalment in parts

ArcelorMittal South Africa, which has agreed to pay a 1.5 billion rand ($116.85 million) fine for colluding to fix steel prices in five instalments.

December 15, 2017

The rise and fall of a mining company that tried to buy Harrods

From Cecil Rhodes’s legacy in southern Africa to takeover battles gripping the British public and a massacre at one of its mines, the 106-year-old epic that’s Lonmin risks entering its…

December 15, 2017

Mining’s Mr. Fix-It brings extinction of 100-Year-Old Lonmin

After years of near-death experiences, the story of Lonmin Plc is finally over.