February 16, 2016

The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so

Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you

February 16, 2016

These are the assets Anglo American is kicking to the curb

The miner is completely exiting coal and selling several assets, to focus only on copper, diamonds and platinum.

February 15, 2016

Lucapa finds 404 carat diamond in Angola

Australian company says extremely rare Type 2a D-colour stone is the biggest diamond ever found in Angola.

February 15, 2016

Mining lobby opposes joint court bid over South African charter

South Africa’s Chamber of Mines said its application that the nation’s High Court decide on disputed black-ownership rules will be delayed should a separate request to nullify the country’s mining…

February 15, 2016

Anglo American debt down to junk, outlook negative

Moody's worried about company's bulk portfolio, especially iron ore, while its radical restructuring "faces high execution risk".

February 12, 2016

World’s largest mining project takes $1 billion hit

Rio Tinto swung into a huge loss after writing down the value of its gigantic West Africa iron ore project, but that doesn't mean it's being abandoned.

February 10, 2016

Hope fades for three gold miners trapped underground in South Africa

The three workers were trapped on Friday morning, when the lamp room where they were on duty collapsed into an 80-metre hole.

February 10, 2016

Congo gives up plans to change mining code

The move could have driven away investors at a time of historically low commodity prices and energy shortages that are driving down output in the country.

February 9, 2016

AngloGold says Ghana troops need to protect Obuasi after attack

AngloGold Ashanti asked Ghana to redeploy troops at its Obuasi mine after an employee died in an attack by hundreds of illegal miners on the facility last week.

February 9, 2016

World’s second-largest diamond ever found named ‘Our Light’

Canada's Lucara Diamond had launched a a competition to name the rock earlier this year.