March 7, 2017 Burkina Faso gold mine to build solar hybrid power plant IAMGOLD (TSX:IMG) is taking a further step towards diversifying its power needs into renewable energy, with a plan to install at 15-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar power plant at its Essakane mine…
March 7, 2017 Teranga Gold’s social, environmental efforts grant it top award at PDAC The company's mission includes a commitment to ensure communities are better off as a result of its presence.
March 5, 2017 Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017 For the second consecutive year, PDAC will host the International Mines Ministers Summit (IMMS) with 25 countries attending to it.
March 3, 2017 Stillwater Mining takeover needs more study US Foreign Investment Committee scrutinizing South African gold miner's $2.2 billion offer for the only US platinum, palladium producer.
March 3, 2017 Cobalt: will 2017 be a year of change? A number of suspensions, most notably Katanga Mining in the DRC, have contributed to a tight metal market.
March 3, 2017 Botswana Geoscience Portal serves up 2000 downloads – Explorers hungry for pre-competitive data Mineral explorers, government and academic researchers, and other key stakeholders from more than 35 countries have visited the public repository to access the 10 gigabytes of pre-competitive geoscience data stored…
March 3, 2017 Rio Tinto defers former CEO Walsh bonus over Guinea scandal Sam Walsh's bonuses, potentially worth millions, had been delayed for at least two years as investigations continue into dubious payments related to Simandou iron ore project in Africa.
March 2, 2017 World’s largest new diamond mine begins commercial production Gahcho Kué, owned by De Beers Canada and Mountain Province Diamonds, is expected to produce around 54 million carats of rough gems over its 12-year lifetime.
March 2, 2017 The Joburg township where outlaws make the rules t’s dangerous‚ often fatal‚ but illegal underground gold mining is pretty much all that sustains the economy of Lindelane‚ a sprawling township of tin shacks and shebeens near Benoni‚ to…
March 1, 2017 TAKRAF wins major contract in Africa TAKRAF GmbH has secured a major contract for the turn key supply and installation of a bauxite handling plant in Guinea, West Africa. The contract value is approximately 100 mill…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
