November 15, 2017 South African communities to join mining charter review case Lobby group is seeking judicial review of new Mining Charter, which places extra levies on companies and raises requirements for black ownership.
November 15, 2017 Apple leads way in tracing cobalt from Congo, Microsoft lags – Amnesty Statement by Amnesty International says while Apple is first company to publish names of its cobalt suppliers, other electronics brands made little progress.
November 15, 2017 GoviEx Uranium granted the Agaliouk exploration permit in Niger New permit is adjacent to the company's Madaouela Project and increases its total measured and indicated resources by approx 12% to 110.76 million pounds.
November 15, 2017 What people think of globalization, by country More than in the past, the population is divided on whether globalization is a force for good or not.
November 14, 2017 Giant diamond sells for $33.7 million Mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, the white, matchbox-size rock was acquired by an unidentified buyer.
November 14, 2017 Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous ore smelting.
November 14, 2017 Lucapa finds another large diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola It's the eighth diamond of over 100 carats recovered this year, and the seventh in just 2.5 years of commercial mining.
November 14, 2017 Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.
November 13, 2017 Strike shuts down Harmony’s Kusasalethu gold mine Starting on Friday, workers did not go work in protest for the firing of six leaders of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union.
November 12, 2017 Second large diamond in a year unearthed in Sierra Leone Another huge diamond has been released from the Earth's clutches following an astounding discovery in the West African country earlier this year.
Tin price rally crashes to a halt after SHFE probes traders Three groups of clients — numbering sixteen in total — will be subject to one-month limits on opening new positions, the bourse said. January 26, 2026 | 11:16 am
