January 2, 2018 Mining in 2018: Copper price to power on Markets where technology hasn’t substantially shortened the supply cycle and where cost are rising (ie copper) have the greatest long-term upside in prices
January 2, 2018 Court orders Zambia Vedanta unit to pay state firm $139 million London court has ordered KCM to pay state mining company $139m in a claim related to copper price, raising by $36m the amount originally ordered to pay.
January 2, 2018 The EU starts to lead the Kimberley Process Even though the system has received criticisms, its 54 participants seem committed to making it work.
January 2, 2018 Diamond prices were okay in December, not so good throughout 2017 Rapaport says that following a better-than-expected holiday season, polished diamond prices stabilized in December 2017.
January 2, 2018 Smoke inhalation kills two miners in Ghana "We are deeply saddened by the passing of two of our colleagues."
January 1, 2018 Moroccans continue to protest against the “mines of death” Protesters met with authorities but no agreements were reached, so rallies are set to continue.
January 1, 2018 Diamond sorter to jail for $500K theft Major loss for Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company.
December 27, 2017 Thousands protest in Morocco against the “mines of death” The city of Jerada has seen four days of massive protests.
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."
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
