October 2, 2012 Swaziland consults with Botswana on diamond laws Botswana has been hailed for its instrumental role in the resuscitation of diamond mining in Swaziland through provision of support for the enactment of key legislation and benchmarking.
October 2, 2012 DiamondCorp cancels September gem auction Africa focussed diamond mine development and exploration company DiamondCorp (LON:DCP) shelved its planned auction for the month of September, due to poor prices during July and August.
October 2, 2012 Beijing investor offers $100m to Coal of Africa for quarter of equity A subsidiary of Beijing Haohua Energy Resource has offered Coal of Africa $100 million in equity funding following Exxaro's decision to refrain from exercising options for a stake in the…
October 1, 2012 Anglogold warns of closures as strike losses top $55 million a week South Africa accounts for roughly a third of Anglogold's annual output and the company is losing 32,000 ounces – worth more than $55 million at today's prices – of production…
October 1, 2012 38 Chinese nationals deported from Ghana for illegal gold mining 38 Chinese nationals caught mining for gold illegally in the west African nation of Ghana have been arrested and deported.
October 1, 2012 Lonmin concessions and AngloGold closure heighten contagion concerns The closure of AngloGold Ashanti's (NYSE:AU) nation-wide operations and Lonmin's concessions to striking workers (LSX:LMI) have raised concerns that unhealthy precedents are being set for future industrial unrest.
September 28, 2012 Petmin Ltd warns of unprotected strike by contractor employees at Somkhele mine Petmin Limited announced that 345 workers employed by Sandton Plant Hire (SPH) have embarked on an unprotected strike.
September 28, 2012 CoAL takes financial director to court over breaches of duties Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) CEO John Wallington said that the company has initiated proceedings to take former financial director Blair Sergeant to court over breaches of duties by Sergeant…
September 27, 2012 Friedland’s Ivanplats IPO: ‘It’s a gun to the head’ If Ivanplats's $165 million worth of bonds are not redeemed for stock, rates on the debt soars to credit card-like repayments of just under 19% on November 10 and to…
September 27, 2012 Strikes cripple 40% of South African gold production Approximately 40% of South Africa’s gold production capacity is offline due to the combined impact of the ongoing illegal strikes at Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti’s operations in the country.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
