February 10, 2017 DR Congo’s perfect storm A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.
February 9, 2017 Thabazimbi mine to be transferred to ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd Until 2014 Thabazimbi was a captive mine owned and run by SIOC, but supplying ore exclusively to and funded by AMSA.
February 9, 2017 Anglo American to sell Kumba despite iron ore rally — experts While iron ore prices have climbed 90% in the last year to over $80 a tonne, the sale of Kumba would prove prudent for Anglo's long-term outlook, given its high…
February 8, 2017 Rio Tinto logs first annual gain since 2013 on iron ore rally Shareholders will be the main beneficiaries of the company's cautious approach to capital expenditure in the last three years as it will pay bigger-than-expected divvy of $1.70 per share.
February 7, 2017 Four dead after armed robbers storm DRC gold mine An armed attack on the Twanziga gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tuesday has resulted in four casualties.
February 6, 2017 Mountain Province just found this massive diamond at Gahcho Kué The 67.87-carat gem quality octahedron diamond, unearthed during production ramp-up, is the largest of its kind recovered to date at the remote mine.
February 3, 2017 Coking coal price finally breaks fall Indian consortium plans to restart Benga mine in Mozambique bought from Rio Tinto for a fraction of Melbourne company's original purchase price.
February 3, 2017 US mulls scaling back ‘conflict minerals’ rule The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the rule, which requires companies to trace and report whether their products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.
February 3, 2017 Kumba Iron Ore settles tax dispute in South Africa The miner, Africa's largest iron ore producer, will pay R2.5 billion, considerably less than the original R6.5 billion it had been asked to cough up.
February 2, 2017 South African judge clears path for Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef mine development Judge revoked an interim order that prevented the company from relocating graves present at its Platreef platinum group metals mine, in Limpopo Province.
Saudi Public Investment Fund plans to spin off mining firm Manara Manara, a joint venture between Maaden and the $925 billion PIF, was established in 2023 to invest in critical minerals abroad. January 14, 2026 | 08:14 am
