January 21, 2013 Nevsun provides eritrea update Bisha Mine in western Eritrea continues operations as normal. Following reports of a small group of dissident soldiers taking-over the ministry of information building in the capital city of Asmara.
January 21, 2013 Mukuba Resources signs acquisition agreement to consolidate the Cominex copper project in the DRC Mukuba will acquire all of the copper assets held by Benzu Resources in the Katanga Copper Belt of the Democratic Republic of Congo in return for Mukuba shares.
January 18, 2013 A rumble in the jungle Reality TV series such as “Bamazon,” on the History Channel, or “Gold Rush” and “Jungle Gold” on the Discovery Channel, have elevated the global mining bonanza into living-room entertainment, write…
January 18, 2013 Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.
January 17, 2013 African Barrick’s 2012 output drops 9% The Tanzania-focused gold minhas suffered from three consecutive years of declining gold production
January 16, 2013 International watchdog exposes use of forced labour in Canadian-Eritrean gold project The group claims the Eritrean government has been using forced labour to construct a gold mine, in a joint venture with Canadian Nevsun Resources Ltd.
January 15, 2013 Paragon Diamonds commissions Lesotho’s Lemphane scoping study The miner commissioned three companies for scoping and drilling work to help to move its Lemphane kimberlite project in Lesotho to inferred resource status.
January 15, 2013 Over 30 South African gold companies face silicosis class action The litigation alleges that the 30 named miners, including big names such as AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU), Goldfields (NYSE:GFI) and Harmony Gold (NYSE:HMY), knew of the dangers posed to workers by…
January 15, 2013 Amplats shuts mines, axes 14,000 jobs and sends platinum prices skyrocketing As part of a long-awaited review of its operations in South Africa, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has decided to close and sell off several of its mines, leaving over 14,000…
Chinese buyers and sellers expect gold rush to continue despite record prices Business in January this year was his best ever in around 20 years in the trade, the executive manager of gold trader Swiss Investors Corp. said. January 27, 2026 | 07:32 am
