January 21, 2016 Randgold’s Tongon mine to build on benefits of capital projects Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said the mine’s expansion and upgrade projects had now been completed.
January 20, 2016 De Beers lowers diamond prices to boost sales In a fresh attempt to counter weakening demand, the diamond giant is said to have cut prices by as much as 7% at the Jan. 18 sale.
January 19, 2016 Apple, Sony, Samsung linked to child labour claims in cobalt mines Consumer products sold across the globe could contain traces of the metal produced by informal Congolese mines, who employ children as young as seven, says Amnesty International.
January 19, 2016 Booming Kibali boosts exploration investment in DRC Randgold Resources has expanded its operations in Congo following the success of the Kibali gold mine, which will lead to the miner exceeding its full year production guidance for the…
January 19, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: Visualizing the flow of oil around the world Every day, 93 million barrels of oil are consumed by the world economy.
January 18, 2016 World’s two biggest miners expected to cut dividend Already beset by plummeting metal prices, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto now face a new challenge – preparing their shareholders for sharply lower dividends.
January 13, 2016 South32 mulls acquisition of Anglo’s $1bn business in Brazil Company is said to have sent out requests to investment banks as it seeks to hire an adviser to assist in the bidding process for Anglo American's niobium and phosphate…
January 13, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: Animation – the most populous countries in the world, over 100 years Today's animation shows how the world's most populous countries will change over the coming years.
January 12, 2016 Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military Codelco chairman, Oscar Landerretche, wants the government to scrap the country’s Copper Law, which forces the firm to give 10% of its annual export revenue to the Armed Forces.
January 12, 2016 Anglo American officially out of the Middle East The miner has finally completed the sale of assets from its Tarmac joint venture to a subsidiary of French engineering and construction group Bouygues.
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
