December 16, 2012 Chinese acquire controlling stake in Namibian copper mine with AUD$30m investment Heilongjiang Heilong and West Minerals set to obtain controlling stake in Australia's International Base Metals
December 14, 2012 A ‘very different’ platinum market swings into 600,000oz deficit South African output falls to 11-year low after labour unrest.
December 14, 2012 Fantastic mining facts for the festive season Mining IQ has published its 4th edition of the Weird and Wonderful World of Mining just in time for Christmas
December 13, 2012 Centamin stock collapses after operations, gold exports halted by Cairo Stock down 65% as 97 million shares are dumped.
December 13, 2012 Botswana Diamonds detects 13 new diamond targets Botswana Diamonds, the Diamond exploration company, has identified 13 specific sites in the north east of Botswana believed to contain diamond kimberlites.
December 12, 2012 Rockwell Diamonds mothballs Tirisano mine Canadian Rockwell Diamonds (TSX:RDI, JSE:RDI) has decided to place its operations at its Tirisano mine in South Africa “on care and maintenance,” following persistent industrial relations issues and ongoing losses…
December 12, 2012 GeoNovus cancels option on Nyakagwe project, Tanzania from Redhill Resources; updates Arizona projects The board of GeoNovus has determined to no longer proceed on the letter of intent with Redhill Resources to acquire all of Redhill's rights to the Nyakagwe Project in Tanzania.
December 12, 2012 Oromin Explorations Ltd.: OJVG gold project-status of feasibility study SRK Consulting Inc. and Ausenco Solutions Canada Inc., advise that results of the CIL Feasibility Study and PEA update are progressing well towards being available in the second half of…
December 11, 2012 Iron ore price highest since July as China cranks out 16% more steel and stockpiles hit 2-year low Port ore stockpiles are down 25% since February peak and imports are up 17%.
December 11, 2012 Rio Tinto and Anglo sell Palabora to Chinese group Mining giants Rio Tinto and Anglo American are selling a 74.5% shareholding in the South African copper company Palabora Mining to a consortium of Chinese and South African firms, in…
China’s Baowu takes control of Simandou iron ore operator The company raised its stake in the Winning Consortium to 51% from 49%. January 30, 2026 | 09:16 am
