June 14, 2013

4,000 strike at Anglo American Platinum mine once again

At least 2,400 workers were being held down in the mine by their own colleagues.

June 14, 2013

Global cobalt

Most of the world’s cobalt is mined in Africa and the majority of Africa’s cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

June 14, 2013

Miners’ new trilogy: flat revenues, profit drop and weak share prices

Report shows mining companies are not longer trusted on their abilities to control costs, deliver on promises and cope with resource nationalization demands.

June 13, 2013

South Africa adopts hard-line stance on labour relations

Deputy President to meet with business, labour and government reps on Friday.

June 13, 2013

‘Million carats’ could be retrieved from diamond dump in Botswana

New modular tailings treatment project would allow to recover around 18 million carats over 20 years.

June 13, 2013

Access to capital the top current challenge for the mining sector: Ernst & Young

The report also says junior miners will continue to be cash strapped for at least another year, as the global mining industry slows down.

June 13, 2013

Endeavour Mining says Agbaou Gold Mine 75 pct complete

Production expected to begin Q1 in 2014.

June 12, 2013

Zimbabwe bans alluvial mining

The government has cancelled all existing permits and will issue no new ones.

June 12, 2013

The Euro zone crisis, Africa and the rise of China

More than three years after the debut of the euro zone’s crisis,it is still difficult to map a lasting way out of the economic turmoil that plagues the old continent.

June 12, 2013

‘Complex’ Simandou production date put in doubt

Guinea says the massive iron ore project will miss first production set for 2015.