July 19, 2016 Mick Davis to overhaul X2 Resources as fund fails to close any mining deal Recovering commodity prices and investors' veto on deals have frustrated Davis and his team in their search for mining and metals bargains.
July 18, 2016 Did $78 billion South African gold exports really go missing? According to a UN report, since 2000 two-thirds of South Africa's gold exports – mostly to India – did not appear on its trade partners' books.
July 18, 2016 Botswana to keep unprofitable copper miner alive just to save jobs The government will maintain 1.4 billion pula ($130 million) of annual spending on state-owned BCL for now.
July 15, 2016 South African gold firms file plea to appeal lung disease class action The class action the firms want to appeal to, paves the way for thousands of current and former miners suffering from silicosis and tuberculosis to seek damage compensation from the…
July 11, 2016 Lack of long term strategic leadership partly to blame for mining job losses in S. Africa South Africa's mining sector is facing the most serious challenge for many years demonstrated by mounting job losses.
July 11, 2016 Endeavour Mining Corporation closes C$144 million bought deal financing The Company issued a total of 7,187,500 ordinary shares in the capital of Endeavour ("Shares") at a price of C$20.00 per Share, which includes the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment…
July 11, 2016 Gold price rally helps producers climb world’s top 25 mining companies list Study shows there are more bullion miners among higher market capital ranking of mining companies in second quarter of 2016 than a year a go.
July 11, 2016 Sibanye may close loss-making Cooke 4 mine, puts 2,500 jobs on the line The company said financial losses at the mine threaten the viability of the rest of the Cooke operations, which include four mines and three processing plants.
July 10, 2016 South Africa girding for another platinum strike In what seems like an annual event, platinum companies in South Africa are bracing for what could be another year of labour unrest.
July 10, 2016 Is this the most undervalued uranium player in the world? Talking top value amid low uranium prices, Daniel Major gets to the crux of his pitch for GoviEx, the uranium developer he leads.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am