November 25, 2013 Guinea strikes $5bn mine deal with Abu Dhabi, Dubai Deal includes developing a bauxite mine and alumina refinery in the west African country.
November 25, 2013 Rio’s Walsh says settlement with Guinea over Simandou imminent Differences should be settled by December or in early in 2014.
November 22, 2013 Fatality at Harmony Gold’s Tshepong mine The miner was fatally injured after a fall of ground incident.
November 21, 2013 A look at the mines funding warlords in the DRC In an effort to expose and monitor these mining operations, a Belgian research group has been creating the first maps of eastern DRC's artisanal mining areas.
November 21, 2013 Gold mine explosion in Guinea, at least 25 dead A gas explosion killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea.
November 20, 2013 Gold mines output to reach record high The world's top three gold producers—Barrick Gold, Newmont Mining and AngloGold Ashanti—have all logged higher outputs in their latest reports.
November 19, 2013 Glencore Xstrata to invest $100 million in South Africa’s coal sector The new developments are expected to supply nearly 60 additional million tonnes a year.
November 19, 2013 Rio Tinto making last job cuts of the year Mining giant showed the door to an unconfirmed number of contractors at its Argyle diamond mine and is planning job cuts at its coal operations.
November 18, 2013 West Africa is now the world’s low risk mining jurisdiction, says gold vet Mark O’Dea Track record is everything in junior mining.
November 15, 2013 Rio Tinto’s Simandou project to cost over $18 billion Chinese giant Chalco, in the process of is selling its stake in the project to parent Chinalco, said it will get a bit over $2bn for the transaction.
Hancock Prospecting, Maaden enter JV to ramp up exploration in Saudi Arabia The JV will oversee exploration, development, mining, sales and marketing of minerals in licensed areas. January 23, 2026 | 12:14 pm
