November 9, 2014 Swiss UBS faces fine over alleged precious metals trading wrongdoing The bank, which is the world’s largest private lender, is also expected to announce an agreement regarding alleged collusion and manipulation in the foreign exchange market.
November 9, 2014 BHP closer to unveiling details of upcoming spin-off The world’s largest miner is only two weeks away from shedding more light on an upcoming spin-off of unwanted assets.
November 9, 2014 Zimbabwe mulls ending tax on diamonds As part of a set of planned measures to stimulate production and attract investment in the sector.
November 6, 2014 Lawyers seek Barrick’s support in case against African subsidiary African Barrick’s North Mara mine, Tanzania’s largest gold producer, has been a flashpoint of clashes between locals and security forces for many years.
November 6, 2014 Randgold output up 28%, hunts for new mines The company is confident in the precious metal it mines.
November 5, 2014 Ivanhoe OK to build one of world’s biggest platinum mines South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources has finally approved the miner's Platreef platinum project.
November 5, 2014 Huge unknown mammal tracks found in African diamond mine Researchers also found evidence of dinosaurs and large crocodiles dating to 118 million years ago.
November 4, 2014 Iron ore price falls to 64-month low Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.
November 4, 2014 Burkina Faso political upheaval affects Canadian miners’ share prices As if tanking gold prices weren’t enough bad news for Canadian junior gold mining and exploration companies, now one of the more promising gold-mining nations in Africa is in a…
November 4, 2014 Giant diamonds lure investor cash to Botswana In a quiet room behind several sets of bulletproof doors, N.B. Parag turned a 141-carat rough diamond in his hands.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
