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.
September 4, 2017 Acacia pulls back from major gold mine in Tanzania “The decision was driven by unsustainable cash outflows at the mine due to the concentrate ban and the operating environment,” company officials said in a statement.
September 4, 2017 Zimbabwe completes gold mining probe Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Fred Moyo, said that his team looked into production and trading circles
September 1, 2017 BacTech Environmental: “Green Gold” processing technology addresses artisanal mining and ARD problems Every year millions of small-scale miners toil in the baking sun, collecting and breaking rocks with the goal of extracting small amounts of gold - enough to make a living…
August 31, 2017 Canada’s Trevali among world’s top zinc producers with Glencore mines buy Acquisition makes of the Canadian miner one of the few multi-asset, low-cost global zinc producers.
August 31, 2017 Bodies of last missing miners recovered from Harmony mine in South Africa Death toll has risen to five after a tremor rocked the firm's Kusasalethu mine last week.
August 30, 2017 ADU 2017 Conference: Panellists Confirmed The panel will be held on Thursday 7th September.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
