December 21, 2012 1,700 protest at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine Underground miners, led by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, demanded that those suspended for participating in strike action last week be reinstated.
December 21, 2012 Chinese thermal coal imports jump 30% to record high as Beijing ends domestic price caps After a 32% decline in steam coal prices since January, things are looking up for 2013.
December 21, 2012 South Africa won’t nationalize its mines, but taxes go up After years of debate, South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress rejected Thursday plans to nationalize the country’s mining sector, but voted in favour of higher taxes in the world’s…
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
December 20, 2012 Lonmin’s Marikana mine controversy far from over: survivors allegedly ‘shot again’ Lawyer says there is enough evidence to say the police had planned to shoot miners and not arrest them.
December 20, 2012 All that glitters in 2013 is gold – PwC predicts soaring prices Gold is the favoured commodity of 2013 with more than 80% of gold executives expecting to see a rise in the price of gold, despite the poor performance of the…
December 20, 2012 Labour unrest forces Harmony Gold to close South African mine Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) announced Thursday it has closed its Kusasalethu mine in South Africa a day earlier than planned for the festive holiday season due to violent demonstrations following…
December 20, 2012 Byron King: How to up your investing IQ with gold Have you ever actually held gold in your hands? Byron King, editor of the Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor newsletters, suggests that you do
December 19, 2012 BHP to sell its Guinea iron ore mine to B&A Mineração BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) has reportedly chosen mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its Mount Nimba iron ore mine, one of the largest deposits of the mineral…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
