May 2, 2017 Mining no longer top sector attracting investors to Africa — report Industrial and precious metals, coal, oil, as well as natural gas, collectively accounted for just 6.2% of foreign direct investment into the continent last year.
May 2, 2017 Illegal Chinese gold miners blamed for pollution, violence in Ghana Government officials’ comments add bitterness to the already resentful locals, following wave of negative coverage of Chinese mining practices in the Ghanian media.
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.
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
