May 29, 2016 Botswana’s first uranium mine gets environmental nod Australian company A-Cap Resources (ASX:ACB) is a step further to developing Botswana's first uranium mine, after the government approved its environmental impact statement (EIA).
May 27, 2016 Anglo American’s De Beers gets a new CEO Current strategy director Bruce Cleaver will replace Philippe Mellier, who held the position for five years.
May 27, 2016 Sibanye’s platinum mine workers begin indefinite strike The company will seek a court order to stop the strike, which is already affecting output.
May 24, 2016 Kinross Gold workers strike at Tasiast mine in Mauritania, shares plummet Mauritanian workers complain that there is a major gap between their salaries and Canadian expats working for Kinross.
May 24, 2016 Long-lost ship found in Namibian desert — with gold aboard Diamond miners have found the remains of a Portuguese ship that disappeared on its way to India laden with gold and other treasure, almost 500 years ago.
May 23, 2016 GEOVIA identified as leading software provider for African miners According to a recent survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Centre (MIC), GEOVIA’s Surpac has come out as the most widely used mining software across African mines, followed by Datamine and…
May 20, 2016 No waste, no fuss for the mining industry Mining companies are required, by law, to have abatement plans in place to deal with all kinds of waste.
May 19, 2016 Harvard, IMF economist: Emerging markets must go for gold If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes
May 19, 2016 South African miners to pay 67% of acid drainage clean-up costs The government will pay for two-thirds of the cost by collecting money from mining companies through a new environmental levy.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
