December 29, 2016 Former Chinalco boss sent to prison for 16 years A Chinese court has sent a strong message to corporate executives who have been seeing playing fast and loose within the rules of boon-times capitalism in China.
December 23, 2016 CHART: Trump devastates top gold mining stocks Despite a mini-rally on Friday, the world's top 12 gold producers have lost a combined $19 billion in value since November 8.
December 22, 2016 Big tech companies pledge to keep kids out of cobalt mines Two separate business groups focused on electronics supply chains have launched initiatives to try to stop children from mining cobalt in the DRC.
December 21, 2016 Eight dead, 35 injured in Congo mining hub amid anti-Govt protests Congolese security forces accused of shooting civilians in the southern city of Lubumbashi.
December 20, 2016 Ghana renews Goldplat’s licence, shares jump The renewal enables a small inventory of by-products that require further processing outside of Ghana to be shipped, which will positively impact Goldplat's earnings, analysts say.
December 19, 2016 BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery case The billionaire and other Israeli businessmen are suspected of paying tens of millions of dollars to senior state officials to secure a licence for Simandou, local police said.
December 18, 2016 At least 20 killed in DRC illegal gold mine collapse Unsafe operating conditions in an unsanctioned gold mine have claimed at least 20 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
December 15, 2016 Output from informal gold miners in Mali almost same than local producers According to the country's chamber of mines, more than a million artisanal miners currently work at about 350 sites, producing between 10 and 15 tonnes of gold a year.
December 15, 2016 Rough diamond prices higher in 2016 as production cuts and restocking flip supply/demand In 2016, the diamond industry has been marked by the follow-through of actions taken by De Beers, ALROSA and Rio Tinto to curtail global supply.
December 12, 2016 Sierra Leone: Chinese steel firm to invest in $700m iron ore processing plant Chinese steel firm Shandong Iron and Steel Group plans to invest $700m iron ore processing plant at its Tonkolili mine in Sierra Leone.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
