July 31, 2013 African Barrick Gold shares hit by $727m charge and lawsuit The mid-cap gold miner's impairment followed an operating review that also drove the company to announce $95 million of operating cost cuts.
July 30, 2013 Fresh wave of violence strikes South African mines: eight dead Clashes between illegal miners and an unexplained incident near Lonmin's Marikana mine fuel concerns of a new wave of violence across the mining industry.
July 29, 2013 Tanzanians sue African Barrick Gold for alleged deaths Claimants allege African Barrick failed to curb the use of excessive force at its North Mara mine on a regular basis over the last three years.
July 29, 2013 Simandou railway shows how ‘politics can interfere with economics’ in Africa Simandou is one of the richest concessions in all of mining with in excess of 26 billion tonnes of high grade iron ore.
July 29, 2013 South African gold producers declare labour dispute with miners: mediation needed If mediation fails, employees are legally allowed to go on strike.
July 26, 2013 JP Morgan flees physical commodities trading "The abrupt move marks a sharp reversal for the bank that had pushed aggressively into the sector since 2008."
July 26, 2013 De Beers adds some sparkle to reporting season: production up, sales of $3.3bn World's top diamond producer expects the global polished diamond market to grow more than 2% this year driven by improving US demand.
July 26, 2013 Anglo’s Cutifani won’t take ‘unacceptably poor’ performances any longer: heads may roll He also cut down his executive team and said at least half of Anglo’s $17 billion project pipeline will be shelved or cancelled.
July 25, 2013 Lonmin platinum sales down 45.9% in Q3 Company says its still on track for full-year targets.
July 25, 2013 Anglo American wins silicosis case in the UK, miners take claim to S. Africa British court said it id not have jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
