July 26, 2016 Surge in gold prices brings no change in fortune for Madagascar’s miners Lack of investment and regulation means life is hard for the men, women and children panning for tiny fragments of gold along the island’s river beds.
July 26, 2016 Anglo reshuffles Kumba Iron Ore management ahead of sale The company however is still debating whether to sell or spin off its majority stake in Kumba Iron Ore Ltd, Africa's top producer of the commodity.
July 25, 2016 Randgold identifies exciting new prospects in Côte d’Ivoire Randgold Resources’ Tongon mine has completed the final phase of its extensive crusher expansion and mill circuit upgrade project.
July 25, 2016 China snaps up $4.5bn worth of overseas mining assets in just six months Most of them have been after existing operations and companies, rather than trying to build mines from scratch.
July 25, 2016 Petra Diamonds results beat expectations on strong sales, production Output rose 16% to 3.7 million carats, which puts Petra on track to hit its long term annual target of 5 million carats in 2018, a year earlier than planned.
July 25, 2016 S. African mining firms support Gov’t efforts in respect of unclaimed lung disease benefits The six mining companies which form the Occupational Lung Disease Working Group said they support the work being done by the national departments of Mineral Resources and Health to ensure…
July 22, 2016 Fresh wave of Chinese firms to go after Congo’s riches — report Faced with declining domestic production, China's top copper company — Minmetals — said earlier this year that the "only solution” was going overseas, and many are following its steps.
July 22, 2016 Rising metal prices help AngloGold Ashanti swing back to profit The world’s third-biggest gold miner said its net earnings will also benefit from weaker operating currencies in South Africa, Brazil, Australia and Argentina.
July 20, 2016 Heavy snowfall in Chile forces Anglo to cut annual copper target Shares plunged after miner revealed that output fell almost across the board in the April – June period.
July 19, 2016 Kibali continues to work through challenges as it heads for full production Speaking at a regular briefing, Bristow said that, as anticipated, the complexity of dealing with multiple ore types from different sources had affected throughput, recovery and grade in the first…
Silver Crown Royalties soars to new high on Gentile investment Michael Gentile, as co-founder of Montreal-based hedge fund Bastion Asset Management, is the largest shareholder in over 25 junior miners. January 13, 2026 | 10:54 am
