June 14, 2017 China’s Fosun spices up battle for Gemfields with 10% bid premium Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for rubies in Mozambique, had already received a buyout offer from largest shareholder Pallinghurst Resources.
June 12, 2017 Coking coal price slides to 8-month low Cyclone Debbie forcing Asian steelmakers to diversify supply – Mozambique could be big beneficiary.
June 12, 2017 Copper demand from electric vehicles to be nine times higher by 2027 — study The growing market for electric vehicles will significantly impact demand for copper over the next decade, according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association.
June 12, 2017 Tanzania accuses Acacia of illegal mining in fresh blow to Barrick’s subsidiary Government accused the gold miner of operating illegally in the country and said it has been evading taxes.
June 12, 2017 Gem Diamonds finds two large rocks at flagship mine in Lesotho The last time Gem Diamonds had had made a significant discovery at its Letšeng mine before April this year was in 2015.
June 9, 2017 Top 40 miners returned to profit in 2016: PwC Is the bad and the ugly over and the good returning to the mining industry? PwC seems to think so.
June 7, 2017 Anglo American appoints takeovers expert as new chairman Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.
June 6, 2017 The problem with our maps Maps shape our understanding of the world – and in an increasingly interconnected and global economy, this geographic knowledge is more important than ever.
June 6, 2017 Zambia copper production to rise 4% to record, lobby group says Power price resolution could come within ‘weeks’, chamber says
June 5, 2017 Detention of illegal Chinese miners in Zambia infuriates Beijing The group of 31 people arrested over the weekend at the copper-mining town of Chingola, includes a pregnant woman and two other people with malaria.
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
