March 10, 2016 Death toll at Glencore’s Katanga mine in Congo climbs to 3 The casualties were carrying out maintenance at the bottom of the 250-metre pit.
March 10, 2016 Congo government urged to pass new mining code Group of 42 Congolese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) say difficult market conditions do not justify further delays.
March 9, 2016 World’s second-largest diamond to go under the hammer uncut The rock, discovered by Lucara in Botswana last year, is second in size only to the Cullinan diamond in the British Crown jewels.
March 8, 2016 Landslide at Glencore Katanga mine in DRC leaves 2 dead, 5 missing Causes of the wall collapse at the open pit KOV mine are still unclear.
March 7, 2016 Top 5 iron ore firms value shoots up $62bn in just five weeks Riding a rocketing iron ore price, market cap of Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals and Anglo American gain a combined 54% since early February.
March 7, 2016 Global mining exploration down 19% in 2015 The global exploration sector continues to struggle against strong market headwinds, a new reprt shows.
March 4, 2016 Endeavour Mining to buy True Gold and new African gold mine The Cdn$240 million deal is expected to close in late April.
March 3, 2016 South African government, mining firms agree to delay 16,000 job cuts The deal also proposes facilitating the sale of struggling mines.
March 3, 2016 At least 1,300 jobs to go as ENRC steps up cost-cutting measures in Congo The layoffs may increase to 1,800 if the metal prices don’t recover soon, said the company.
March 2, 2016 Platinum market to record 5th deficit in a row this year Mining supply returns to pre-strike level but recycling falls.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
