December 18, 2014 Lucapa Diamond to begin mining at its Lulo project in Angola In a first phase the miner plans to target high-grade diamond ore bodies, meeting a target of 14,000 bank cubic metres (bcm) per month.
December 18, 2014 Barrick to halt Lumwana mine in Zambia after tax hike The Canadian giant had earlier said it would consider such a move in the event the new tax regime was approbed.
December 17, 2014 Iron ore hits new low after weakest China imports in 16 years Benchmark iron ore price drops to fresh five-and-a-half-year low after November Chinese imports fall for the first time since 1998.
December 17, 2014 Coal of Africa extends date on Mooiplaats sale The transaction is now expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2015.
December 17, 2014 Anglo American Platinum offered $385 million for stake in Bokoni mine The potential buyer — community-owned firm Baroka Tribal Mining— will also acquire Amplats' 22.5% percent indirect stake in its joint venture partner, Atlatsa Resources.
December 16, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: How to ensure your diamond is conflict free Jeff Gear, the owner of Gear Jewellers Dublin, submitted this infographic that explores the realities of the blood diamond industry.
December 15, 2014 Newcrest, Harmony set to build one of the world’s lowest-cost gold mines The revised plan for their jointly-owned Wafi-Golpu in PNG will require an initial capital spending cost of $2.3 billion.
December 15, 2014 Gemfields acquires additional ruby licenses Gemfields Plc has completed the acquisition of two additional licenses for ruby deposits in Mozambique.
December 13, 2014 South Africa may sell iron ore, BHP stakes worth $3bn The country needs funds to keep the lights on, but buyers may be hard to come by.
December 10, 2014 Glencore’s Glasenberg slams top iron ore producers once again In his first investor day since buying Xstrata last year, Glencore’s boss highlighted his company’s spread of commodities and took aim at the expansion strategies of Rio Tinto and BHP…
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