October 18, 2012 Endeavour Mining closes $389 million Avion Gold acquisition Vancouver-based Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV, ASX:EVR) has closed the full acquisition of Toronto-based Avion Gold Corp. (TSX:AVR), in a deal originally valued at $389 million.
October 18, 2012 Riverstone Resources and Blue Gold Mining merge in a $30 million deal Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources signed Thursday a deal to acquire Blue Gold Mining, in an all-share deal valued at $30.3 million, which will allow the new company to strengthen its exploration…
October 18, 2012 Namakwa Diamonds closes tenders Namakwa Diamonds has closed its recent sale of rough diamonds from the Kao Mine in Lesotho, operated by 62.5% owned subsidiary, Storm Mountain Diamonds.
October 18, 2012 Firestone opens new tender facility at Belgium’s Antwerp World Diamond Centre Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) announced Thursday that it has partnered up with First Element Diamond Services and opened a new tender facility at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, in Belgium.
October 17, 2012 The richest man in history amassed a $400 billion fortune mining gold and salt in Africa Adjusted for inflation of course.
October 17, 2012 Village Main Reef: Workers return to Blyvoor mine Village Main Reef Gold Mining Co. said today that striking workers at its Blyvoor mine have returned to work after having accepted a wage increase proposal from the company's management.
October 17, 2012 North West province family says Implats owes millions due to unfair use of land A family in South Africa's North West province is seeking millions of rand in damages from Impala Platinum (Implats), claiming that the company has used its land for 36 years…
October 17, 2012 Former American real estate brokers find gold fortune in Ghana Two former American real estate agents headed to the gold-rich West African jungles of Ghana to find a way to pays their debts, which exceeded $1 million.
October 17, 2012 Standard and Poor’s cuts Anglo American’s outlook to negative Global credit rating firm Standard and Poor's (S&P) downgraded Wednesday its outlook on Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) to negative from stable as a result of growing concerns about the effects…
October 16, 2012 Gold Fields issues ultimatum to 15,000 striking miners Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE, JSE:GFI) said Tuesday it will dismiss all miners who fail to return to work by Thursday at its KDC West and Beatrix plants, as the company…
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