August 27, 2017 Tremor kills 2 at Harmony Gold mine Two miners have been killed in an underground mine collapse in South Africa caused by an earth tremor.
August 25, 2017 Five miners trapped after earth tremor at S.Africa’s Harmony gold mine Rescue teams have been working to find the workers since the incident occurred at about 10.30 a.m. local time at its Kusasalethu mine near Cartonville, west of commercial hub Johannesburg.
August 25, 2017 Glencore’s Zambian unit says investments at risk due to power issues Power has been restricted due to a dispute over new, higher tariffs.
August 24, 2017 Congo H1 copper output up 15%, inflation to hit 52%-cbank Copper output in Congo, Africa's top producer of the metal, rose 15 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2017 to more than half a million tonnes, and cobalt production…
August 24, 2017 Eager for red-hot cobalt gains, investors think small Prices for cobalt, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, have spiked 83 percent this year.
August 23, 2017 South Africa welcomes Tegeta coal mine sale by Oakbay South Africa's government welcomes the sale to a Swiss-based firm for $225 million, citing the jobs the sale could save, the department of mineral resources said on Wednesday.
August 22, 2017 Glencore’s Zambian unit may shed 4,700 workers on power shortages Mopani Copper Mines, Glencore’s Zambian unit, said on Tuesday it may lay off nearly 5,000 workers due to a dispute with its […]
August 21, 2017 Costs related to layoffs, lawsuit, take toll on AngloGold results The miner, Africa's biggest gold producer, reported a loss of $176 million in the six months to June 30, compared to a profit of $52 million in the same period…
August 18, 2017 AngloGold Ashanti revives plans to spin off South Africa mines – Reuters Should the spinoff happen, AngloGold would be the latest miner to reduce exposure to South Africa, where political instability, controversial new mining rules and a stronger rand have made it…
August 18, 2017 Zimbabwe tightens screws on miners’ export earnings in forex crunch The country's Reserve Bank has ordered platinum and chrome miners to surrender 80 percent of their export earnings to the central bank as the country struggles to contain a crippling…
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
