October 13, 2015 Decades later $90 billion African mine still a distant dream Guinea President Alpha Conde: "There have been people at Simandou for 15 years, 20 years, and they’ve never produced a tonne of iron."
October 13, 2015 Codelco vows not to cut copper output even if prices keep falling The world's No.1 copper miner will keep output targets and won't make major changes to its $25 billion investment plan.
October 13, 2015 Botswana mines adopt South African online auction mechanism In a first for Botswana, major mines are now using online auctions to offload unwanted assets and recover revenue. This comes following the extensive success online auctions have experienced in…
October 13, 2015 S. Africa’s main coal union accepts wage offer, ends strike The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Chamber of Mines, which has been negotiating on behalf of the country’s main coal producers, will sign the agreement later today.
October 12, 2015 South Africa gold companies face massive lung disease suit Hundreds of thousands of workers are suing 32 gold mining firms after contracting silicosis and tuberculosis working the country's ultra-deep gold mines.
October 9, 2015 Glencore responsible for extension of coal strike in S. Africa — union According to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Swiss-based company is the one “holding the whole process to ransom".
October 8, 2015 IAMGOLD cuts 10% of staff at Rosebel Mine Current gold environment necessitates cost cutting.
October 5, 2015 Kinross shares surge as investors shrug US probe World's 5th largest gold miner up nearly 8% after saying it's co-operating with SEC and DoJ investigating whistleblower case at giant West Africa mine.
October 5, 2015 South Africa’s last bullion bluechip battles relegation The Johannesburg stock market, the capitalist heart of South Africa's 'City of Gold', is close to relegating the last bullion producer in its bluechip index, the latest sign of the…
October 4, 2015 Africa banking on nuclear power It’s no secret that Africa’s economic development has been stifled by the shortage of electricity across the continent.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
