April 28, 2017 Anglo American to resume operations at El Soldado mine in Chile The company had warned it would evaluate options for the mine, including walking away form it, if it didn’t receive the necessary permits.
April 28, 2017 Stellar Diamonds jumps on Tongo-Tonguma tribute mining agreement Deal creates one of the largest diamond mines in West Africa.
April 28, 2017 Norilsk Nickel sues Botswana over thwarted mine stake deal The Russian miner wants to recover $271 million it lost when a state-backed company failed to complete the acquisition of a 50% stake in its Nkomati mine in South Africa.
April 27, 2017 Vale’s first quarter profit lower than expected as rains hurt iron ore output Net income totalled $2.5 billion, compared with profit of $525 million in the prior three months and almost $1.8 billion a year earlier.
April 26, 2017 Copper, lead, zinc prices to stay on the boil New World Bank outlook for commodities predict 32% price jump for zinc and 18% for copper and lead, but outlook for nickel price in 2017 is murky.
April 26, 2017 Malagasy first as CYBERMINE Training Simulators are commissioned at Ambatovy In a first for Madagascar, Sherritt International’s Ambatovy operation has commissioned their CYBERMINE heavy equipment, operator training simulators.
April 26, 2017 Firestone Diamonds almost done with ramp-up at flagship mine in Lesotho The Africa-focused diamond producer aims to recover 300,000 carats from its Liqhobong mine by the end of the financial year.
April 25, 2017 Loulo-Gounkoto sets sights on another big year as Morila legacy project takes shape The Morila operation continues to deliver value in its post-mining phase while progressing plans to develop the site into a commercial agricultural hub after its closure in 2019, Randgold Resources…
April 25, 2017 Sibanye Gold investors OK $2.2bn acquisition of Stillwater Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the cash takeover, which will make the South African firm the world's No.3 palladium producer and No.4 platinum group metals miner.
April 25, 2017 Iron ore to slide below $46 a tonne by 2021 — analysts BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and expectations for a surplus.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
