September 12, 2017 Gold price rise lifts Mali’s 2016 state mining revenues by 1 percent Mali is the third-biggest gold producer in Africa after South Africa and Ghana, and gold overwhelmingly dominates its mining sector.
September 11, 2017 Zambia sees copper output easing slightly this year Mainly due to lower output from Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resource
September 11, 2017 Petra Diamonds shares crater after Tanzania seizes $15 million shipment The diamond miner also had to halt operations at its Williamson mine as several key employees are being questioned by local authorities.
September 8, 2017 South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis” South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of…
September 7, 2017 Burkina Faso mine to boost Teranga’s annual gold output by 50% Once Banfora is up and running, it would take the company's annual gold output to between 300,000 and 350,000 ounces.
September 7, 2017 South Africa’s manufacturing, mining output disappoint as economy limps Official figures released on Thursday signall a bad start for the second half of the year with business confidence at its lowest in more than three decades.
September 7, 2017 Tanzania kicks off probe into Petra Diamonds contract, orders officials to resign President John Magufuli has asked for a review of a local contract belonging to Petra Diamonds and ordered senior officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the…
September 6, 2017 Gold miner Acacia buys put options at $1,300 per ounce Acacia Mining, which is scaling back operations to cut losses and settle a dispute with the Tanzanian government, has spent $3.2 million on options to sell 210,000 ounces of its…
September 6, 2017 China to loan Guinea $20B to secure aluminium ore China agreed on Wednesday to loan Guinea $20 billion over almost 20 years in exchange for concessions on bauxite, an ore of aluminium which the West African country has in…
September 6, 2017 Platinum price pressured as market moves into oversupply A rise in refined supply (despite a 9% dip in mine-level output) and a drop in automotive and industrial demand erases Q1's 305,000-ounce deficit.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
