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…
January 15, 2013 Kenyan oil, hot and getting hotter: Interview with Taipan’s Maxwell Birley Kenya has become the hottest oil and gas venue in East Africa since big discoveries were made in the country’s virgin oilfields last April.
January 14, 2013 Miners in Mali unperturbed despite Islamist rebels gaining ground Companies with presence in the country include Randgold Resources, RandSahara Mining, Taurian Minerals Mali, Holdor Ag, Robex Resources Inc. and PG Natyral Resources, among others.
January 14, 2013 China set to make biggest ever contribution to global growth in 2014 HSBC says the Middle Kingdom is replacing the United States and Europe as the driving force behind the world economy
January 14, 2013 Panex Enters into agreement to acquire highly prospective gold project in the Moto gold belt, Democratic Republic of Congo The company entered into an agreement with Amani Consulting to acquire a 65% interest in a group of two tenements in the oriental province, northeast Democratic Republic of Congo.
January 12, 2013 Panamax coal freight rates slip on vessel oversupply despite fixtures Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to slightly lower on Friday, amid a pick up in…
January 11, 2013 Impala Platinum sells 51% stake in Zimbabwe unit to locals Impala Platinum (LON:IPLA), the world's second-largest platinum miner, will retain the remaining 49% in its Zimbabwean operation.
January 11, 2013 B2Gold gains on upbeat results for Otijikoto project Strong results from feasibility study push shares up nearly 5%
January 11, 2013 Cardero announces maiden inferred resource estimate for Sheini Hills iron project, Ghana SRK reports 1.3 billion tonnes grading 33.8% iron including 1.05 billion tonnes primary ironstone and hardcap at 35.2% iron and 0.27 billion tonnes detrital iron at 28.2% iron.
January 10, 2013 Winning mining projects that face citizen opposition Mining companies need to start running "political style" campaigns
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
