March 12, 2013 Zimbabwe’s finance minister demands diamond companies pay up Diamond sales in 2012 were $800 million with only $45 million coming to the government so far in taxes.
March 10, 2013 New Zimbabwe PGM royalties and fresh blow to Implats add to industry woes Higher royalties until miners build refineries inside the country and a threat to revisit Implats indigenization deal.
March 10, 2013 Gold Fields murky black empowerment deal sours Cracks are widening in Gold Fields' secretive black empowerment deal, which saw the politically connected Invictus Gold take 9% of South Deep mine at a cost to shareholders of R1,1bn…
March 8, 2013 Anglo American faces silicosis class action South African branch confirmed that 18 miners suffering from the deadly lung disease filed Thursday a class action lawsuit against the company.
March 8, 2013 African gold junior down 20 per cent CEO is out, production is deferred and costs have overrun.
March 7, 2013 Commodities ‘supercycle’ will last another 15 years: JP Morgan The current slowdown is just a pause in the commodity supercycle’s 'continuing spin.'
March 6, 2013 Friedland on headless miners, dodos and ethical platinum Legendary mining financier more than lives up to his reputation as a salesman and astute commentator on the industry.
March 6, 2013 First Quantum rises after booking $1.2bn compensation for Congo confiscation Without the once off payment mining profits fell 16%.
March 6, 2013 Two dead after 4,000 riot at gold mine in Tanzania Local villagers allegedly invaded the site to steal gold sand.
March 6, 2013 Warehouse stocks surging 40% just the start of copper sea change Large buyer sees the most metal on offer for the first time in seven years.
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
