February 9, 2015 China just crossed a landmark threshold Many are already likening the new Silk Road undertaking to the Marshall Plan
February 9, 2015 Green light for Endeavour Mining’s gold project in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso may encounter some short-term choppiness.
February 8, 2015 Rolling blackouts (again) threaten South African mine output Problems with South Africa's main electricity provider, Eskom, are crimping the plans of major mining companies that depend on regular power provision to run their operations, an energy users group…
February 6, 2015 Iron ore permabear Xie now expects price in $30s Prices "need to decline to a level that's so painful higher-cost Chinese mines will be forced to give up".
February 2, 2015 Randgold is piling on the ounces in West Africa Fast growing Africa-focused Randgold Resource will release a feasibility study for third underground mine at its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in West Africa.
January 30, 2015 Roxgold rockets on Burkina permits Double digit gains for Toronto junior after receiving final approval for its high-grade, low-cost Yaramoko gold project.
January 29, 2015 Australian uranium miner accused of contaminating Lake Malawi Paladin Energy, an Australian mining company, has been accused of discharging uranium-contaminated sludge into Lake Malawi, which supports 1.7 million people in three countries – Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
January 29, 2015 Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.
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