October 12, 2016 Rand sinks platinum, palladium prices Weakening currency supplies fatter margins for South African mines responsible for nearly three-quarters of global platinum production.
October 11, 2016 Anglo Platinum sells resources to Northam Platinum for $72 million The company remains confident the sale of its Rustenburg mines in South Africa to Sibanye Gold will clear its last regulatory hurdle before the end of the year.
October 11, 2016 Fresh blow to world’s largest mining project World Bank pulls out of $20 billion Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, West Africa.
October 10, 2016 Nigerian minister wants $500 million for mining sector Minister Kayode Fayemi is negotiating a $500 million investment fund with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority.
October 7, 2016 Uranium miner looking at gold Aura Energy has set its hopes on a gold deposit next to its uranium Tiris project in Mauritania.
October 7, 2016 Eritreans’ case against Nevsun can proceed in Canada “There is a real risk that the plaintiffs could not be provided with justice in Eritrea," said Justice Patrice Abrioux.
October 7, 2016 Nevsun comments on B.C. lawsuit Nevsun Resources Ltd. advises that the British Columbia Supreme Court has refused to permit a claim against Nevsun to proceed as a common law class action. The court did permit…
October 7, 2016 Armadale discovers high-grade coarse flake graphite mineralisation in Tanzania Drilling commenced circa 2 kilometres from a previous RC drill hole, which returned 60m at 10.7% Total Graphitic Carbon.
October 5, 2016 CHART: Despite unnerving gold price fall, mining rally’s intact While met coal is clearly the star performer, thermal coal is probably the biggest upset – seaborne prices have jumped 65% in 2016 to above $80 a tonne.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
