August 24, 2016 Glencore posts worst half-yearly profit since listing in London Despite a rebound in commodity prices and successful costs cuts, Glencore remained in the red in the six months to end-June.
August 23, 2016 Africa Dubai precious metals forum returns to Ghana in September 2016 DMCC to outline Dubai’s unique value proposition to miners highlighting a supply chain solution free of conflict minerals in collaboration with Ghana Chamber of Mines and Dubai Chamber of Commerce…
August 22, 2016 Ashanti, Alecto to jointly develop Mali gold project The proposed partnership will help the firms realize the full potential of Kossanto East, which currently has a JORC-compliant resource of 247,000 ounces of gold.
August 22, 2016 Stellar Diamonds to ink deal that would create Sierra Leone’s second largest mine The diamond producer plans to combine its Tongo mine with Octea Mining’s adjacent Tonguma operation.
August 19, 2016 Moody’s has just called the bottom of the commodities rout The worst is over, at least for base metals, says Moody's, but warns that challenging industry conditions should continue through to at least 2018.
August 18, 2016 SA’s mining leadership needs to grasp opportunities missed in the last commodity boom – SRK Signs of resurgence in platinum, a stronger gold price and growing coal exports to India should be triggers for South Africa’s mining leadership to grasp the opportunities that it missed…
August 17, 2016 Conveyor Manufacturers Association collaborates in chute design and modelling course Design of chutes, which are a vital link in any conveyor system, are often an afterthought when designing the main conveyor system.
August 17, 2016 Harmony Gold swings back to profit, will consider Barrick’s Acacia stake The potential acquisition fits in the South African gold producer’s plans to expand operations across Africa.
August 15, 2016 Hedge funds up bullish platinum, palladium bets near record Large scale futures speculators and PGM investors in physically-backed exchange traded funds are taking wildly different views of the outlook for the metals.
Chilean authorities gear up to remove workers from Mantoverde plant as strike continues The union representing workers at the mine alleges that those occupying the plant are a minority group of employees, and not backed by the union. January 30, 2026 | 11:40 am
