August 31, 2015 Spanish police arrest American-Belgian man on ‘blood diamond’ charges The 64-year-old American-Belgian citizen has become the first businessman ever arrested for suspected involvement in the illegal trade of “blood” diamonds.
August 31, 2015 South Africa seals mining jobs deal, proposes platinum plan South Africa's mining industry, unions and the government signed a broad plan on Monday to stem a wave of job losses triggered by falling commodity prices and soaring costs.
August 28, 2015 First Quantum begins production at $2.1bn Sentinel copper mine in Zambia The Vancouver-based miner aims to produce 280,000 to 300,000 tonnes of the red metal a year, but commercial levels won't be reached until state power utility Zesco finish connecting the…
August 28, 2015 Power shortages, cost cuts to hit Congo’s copper output With the only exception of gold, production numbers for most other commodities mined in the Central African nation are also expected to decline this year.
August 26, 2015 Vale sells Integra coal mine in Australia to Glencore and Bloomfield The sale follows last month’s touted deal with Stanmore Coal, which bought Vale's Isaac Plains coal mine for just a dollar.
August 26, 2015 Imminent verdict in case that blames Acacia of partner’s mine permit loss An arbitration tribunal is set to decide in October whether Acacia Mining has to pay a $115 million compensation claim to a former partner in Tanzania.
August 25, 2015 South Africa’s mining industry to sign jobs pact – govt The country's mining ministry hopes to clinch a deal with mining companies and trade unions next week aimed at saving jobs.
August 25, 2015 How companies can avoid human trafficking in their supply chain When companies have thousands or tens of thousands of suppliers how do they stay compliant while maintaining their profit margins? Avoid what happened to Costco in five steps.
August 25, 2015 Canada, Australia, US, Chile and Mexico, the top destinations for mining investors Despite current adverse conditions, advisory firm Behre Dolbear is recommending mining stakeholders to focus on markets that have been able to ride the wave relatively well so far.
August 25, 2015 Gold Fields offers $10k for new algorithm to classify gold ore The goal is to develop an image algorithm that can classify material in a gold mine as high, medium or low grade ore, or waste.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
