June 28, 2017 AngloGold Ashanti may axe up to 8,500 jobs at South African mines Measure is part of a restructuring aimed at “protecting the viability” of the company’s South African business over the long-term, AngloGold said.
June 27, 2017 Gemfields shares collapse on imminent delisting The South African firm has secured control of the gemstones producer and plans to delist it.
June 27, 2017 Metso investing $4 million in crusher wear parts manufacturing in Africa to meet growing demand from miners Metso is increasing its manufacturing capacity for large crusher wear parts castings used in minerals processing by investing in a second melting furnace at the Isithebe foundry in South Africa.…
June 26, 2017 Time to invest in Africa? Expansion opportunity comparisons for Africa have been likened to the growth stories of China or India at the infancy of their economic transformations
June 26, 2017 South Africa’s chamber of mines challenges new charter in court South Africa's Chamber of Mines has applied to a high court for an interdict to prevent the implementation of a new charter that increases the minimum threshold for black ownership…
June 26, 2017 South Africa could play a key role in world rare earth supplies Manufacturers of products ranging from batteries to electronic devices, and wind turbines to hybrid cars, are scouring the world to secure critical supplies of rare earths
June 26, 2017 Canada’s Mkango to start mining rare earths in Malawi in 2020 The company, which has been present in the south-eastern African country for more than a decade, says that by 2021 will be producing 3,000 tonnes of rare earths per year.
June 26, 2017 Pala completes investment in Cobalt 27 Pala Investments Limited, a multi-strategy investment company focused on the mining and metals value chain, is pleased to announce the closing of its investment in Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. in…
June 26, 2017 Pallinghurst shareholders back acquisition of Gemfields Gemfields has been at the centre of a bidding war between the South African private equity group and Fosun Gold, a unit of Fosun International.
June 26, 2017 Jeweller completes first export of responsible & conflict-free artisanal gold from Eastern Congo to Canada First time any consumer good will be made out of conflict-free artisanal gold from Congo that is fully traced from mine to consumer
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
