July 2, 2013

Guide to surviving the global mining crisis launched

Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.

July 2, 2013

South Africa’s mining industry can’t afford wage talks failure: Chamber

If so they will end up destroying the country’s largest export industry as well as its credit rating, warned Tuesday the Chamber of Mines.

July 1, 2013

Mozambique guerrillas threaten country’s energy infrastructure

The first European colonial empire to be established, Portugal’s overseas territories were some of the last to attain independence, leaving aftershocks which reverberate to this day, particularly in Mozambique.

June 28, 2013

Ethiopian Potash completes shares for debt transactions

Company has settled outstanding debts.

June 28, 2013

Banro announces election of directors

Canadian gold mining company focused on production from the Twangiza oxide mine and development of three additional major, wholly-owned gold projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

June 28, 2013

Majescor announces delay in filing its 2013 annual financial statements

Majescor's Board of Directors and its management are working expeditiously with the Company's auditors, on a daily basis, to meet the Company's obligations relating to the filing of the 2013…

June 27, 2013

Dozens killed in Sudan gold mine area

Violence is focused on the troubled Darfur region.

June 27, 2013

UN special forces sent to Congo’s mining hub

In an effort to curb rebels attacks in Katanga, the country's copper mining hub.

June 26, 2013

Death toll rises to 52 in African gold mine collapse

Local officials fear that the number of deceased could rise higher still.

June 26, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: future mining success calls for improved comminution

"Smart blasting, mineral pre-concentration, novel flowsheets and new grinding technologies are just a few of the different strategies which can improve cost effectiveness."