December 7, 2017 AngloGold gets going on $36 million expansion of Western Australia mine Strategy adds 2.1 million ounces to Tropicana's business plan and extends the mine life by seven years to 2027.
December 7, 2017 Miner dies at Harmony Gold Tshepong mine Company currently working on recovering the body.
December 6, 2017 Tanzania-Zambia railway halts copper transportation after strike The line is an important route for copper exports from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s top copper producer.
December 6, 2017 De Beers reshuffles executive committee Chief executive Bruce Cleaver said the changes were necessary to sustain De Beers' success as a business.
December 5, 2017 Diamond Fields to resume mining off Namibian coast next year The country’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed the Canadian miner's licence for ten years.
December 5, 2017 Sierra Leone ‘Peace Diamond’ sold for less-than-expected The egg-sized, 709-carat rough yellowish diamond was sold for $6.5 million to luxury jeweller Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds.
December 5, 2017 Electric charge: Glencore bets big on car battery metals Glencore has increased production of the metals used to make electric car batteries faster than its major mining rivals, according to an industry-wide analysis that shows the scale of a…
December 4, 2017 De Beers steps up efforts to remove ‘conflict diamonds’ from the market Diamond giant is investing in an open platform that will allow tracing a rock throughout the entire value chain — from mine to buyer.
December 4, 2017 SMB plans Guinea alumina refinery by 2022 Guinea has about a third of the world's bauxite reserves and expects to produce over 30 million tonnes in 2017. However, it has no facilities to transform those reserves into…
December 4, 2017 Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.
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
