April 21, 2017

Harrogate company helps discover diamonds

A family-run Yorkshire firm has just dispatched its largest order – nearly three miles of hoses to a diamond mine in Angola.

April 21, 2017

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.

April 20, 2017

Kal Tire acquires Tyre Corporation in South Africa

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, a world leader in mining tire services and a global independent tire dealer, expands its presence in South Africa through the acquisition of the South…

April 20, 2017

Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record

Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

April 18, 2017

Iron ore price collapse wipes billions off top mining stocks

Another 5% iron ore price drop Tuesday slashes $30 billion from top 5 producers' market value in one month.

April 18, 2017

Randgold’s Kibali mine heads for full production

The Kibali gold mine’s underground operation, which will significantly increase production, is on track to start commissioning in the third quarter of this year, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow…

April 16, 2017

BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project

The latest chapter in the Simandou case.

April 13, 2017

Copper production jumped by a million tonnes last year

But market was in small deficit according to study.

April 13, 2017

Largest valve, instrumentation inventory in Africa

AR Controls, a leading importer and manufacturer of a comprehensive range of internationally-recognised valves and instrumentation, has the largest product inventory of any similar company in Africa

April 12, 2017

Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks

Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.