October 15, 2013 Gold miners not over the hump yet—report Whether there is more pain in store for the main gold players will be known next week, when third-quarter results start rolling out.
October 15, 2013 Friedland wants South Africa to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ for platinum In other words, he hopes to create a “Platinum Valley.”
October 14, 2013 Prices and protests: gold miners’ war on two fronts Gold has dropped over $500/oz and protest movements against gold miners around the world, with the help of social media, have become more prominent.
October 13, 2013 The tribe has spoken: South African miners – please leave the island! Bernard Swanepoel offers some ideas on how miners can recover their reputation.
October 12, 2013 5,000 march against French uranium miner in Niger Areva's contract with the Niger government covering 4,500 tonnes per year is up for renegotiation.
October 11, 2013 Gold price dive drags down mining stocks The gold price is now down more than 23% this year and the metal appears to be firmly in the grip of bears causing mayhem among gold mining stocks.
October 11, 2013 Gem Diamonds fetches over $12m for two of its Lesotho gems Since Gem Diamonds took control of the Letseng mine in 2006 the mine, it has produced four of the top 20 largest white gem quality rocks on record.
October 11, 2013 Copper output to spike, but surplus to remain ‘very modest’ After seven years of almost no growth, copper supply expansion is set to average over 4% through 2016, but the market surplus is likely to remain marginal.
October 11, 2013 Zimbabwe OK’s New Dawn’s indigenous ownership plan 'Plan of indigenisation' puts some company shares in Zimbabwean hands.
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
