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.
January 28, 2015 Amplats Q4 production drops by 17 pct after strike Anglo American Platinum's production fell by 17% in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago due to a strike at its South African operation.
January 28, 2015 Anglo American set for commodity slump-triggered charge The firm became the first major mining company to openly accept the toll that slumping commodity prices are taking on the global industry.
January 28, 2015 Glencore mulls shutting down South African coal mines, lay offs The miner, one of the biggest exporters of South African coal, may re-open those operations if economic conditions improve.
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