May 5, 2015 Lucara sells stake in African diamond project to Paragon for $8.5m Developing Mothae and Lemphane concurrently would allow Paragon to benefit from significant economies of scale, said Paragon Diamonds.
May 4, 2015 Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.
May 4, 2015 This plant may be the best diamond-finding tool you’ll ever have American geophysicist and Fulbright scholar, Stephen Haggerty, has found a new prickly, palm-like plant that seems to grow only on top of kimberlite pipes.
May 4, 2015 RioZim seeks partnerships for $2.1bn Zimbabwe power plant RioZim Ltd., which mines gold, diamonds and coal in Zimbabwe, wants to work with state-owned power utilities in South Africa and Namibia to build a 1,400-megawatt electricity plant near its…
May 1, 2015 Rio Tinto ready to resume hunt for mining deals — report If the miner buys any assets this year, it would be Rio's first acquisition in about three years.
April 30, 2015 Vale falls victim of the iron ore slump, posts $3.2bn loss Today's results are the lowest earnings Vale has reported in six years and its third straight quarterly loss.
April 30, 2015 Zimbabwe eliminates tax on diamond sales, for now The measure aims to stimulate production and attract investment in the sector, amid low international prices for the coveted gems.
April 29, 2015 Iron ore price rally turns into dead cat bounce Iron ore price falls 4% on Wednesday as oversupply, Chinese steel fears return.
April 28, 2015 Zambian mines may lose four days’ copper output after power cuts Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, may lose as much as four days’ output of the metal after the country’s power grid went down on Monday, the mines chamber said.
April 28, 2015 Majority of Barrick’s shareholders rejects compensation plan As much as three quarters of investors voted in favour of a non-binding motion to change the way the gold giant compensates its executives.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
