September 19, 2017 Gem Diamonds finds another huge diamond at Lesotho mine Finding follows the recovery of five other diamonds of over 100 carats so far this year at the company's flagship Letšeng mine, in Lesotho.
September 19, 2017 Congo’s Gecamines to set new rules on mining proceeds New controls aims at holding the company's partners, including Glencore, China Molybdenum and Ivanhoe, accountable in copper and cobalt projects
September 18, 2017 Palladium price consensus forecasts point to end of the rally Speculative frenzy not entirely supported by fundamentals.
September 18, 2017 About 2,500 jobs on the line at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operations The miner warned further reductions could be in store at those operations, which employ 31,000 people.
September 18, 2017 Petra Diamonds may breach debt covenants on troubles in Tanzania The Africa-focused diamond miner said that would likely happen unless it solves its issues with the government of Tanzania.
September 18, 2017 Botswana seeks option to buy unusually big diamonds from its mines Draft bill gives government first option to buy unusually large diamonds found in the country's mines, such as the world's second-biggest 1,109 carat diamond discovered by Lucara two years ago.
September 18, 2017 Kinross Gold to spend $1bn to expand Mauritania, Nevada mines Projects aim at boosting output and lowering costs.
September 15, 2017 AngloGold a step closer to selling loss-making Kopanang mine in S. Africa The decision to offload the asset is part of a restructuring process that includes laying off about 8,500 workers, roughly 30% of the company’s workforce.
September 14, 2017 S.African miner Lonmin says licence not at risk after ministry warning The South African mines ministry has told platinum miner Lonmin that it failed to meet some of its social and labour obligations, the producer said on Tuesday, but added it…
September 14, 2017 S.Africa mining minister will not say contested charter is law – Chamber of Mines Mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane had pledged in writing to a court that he would not publicly say changes to an industry charter were "law" until a judicial challenge has been…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
