September 20, 2017 A day for the zama zamas: Illegal gold mining in South Africa Zama zamas earn a pittance for work that puts their lives at risk on a daily basis
September 20, 2017 Stellar Diamonds seeks to fund first post-Ebola mine in Sierra Leone The operation would be second biggest diamond mine in Sierra Leone.
September 20, 2017 Glencore strikes multi-year purchase deal with Angola LNG Angola LNG said the deal was another step toward building its sales book with the most important players in the LNG market.
September 19, 2017 South Africa labour disputes drag Petra Diamonds shares down Shares in the diamond miner fell for a second consecutive day after it warned that two of its South african mines had been affected by strikes.
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.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
