September 13, 2012 Labour leader calls S.A. workers to ‘bring mining companies to their knees’ Mametlwe Sebei, one of the main leaders of South Africa's striking platinum miners, urged workers to go on a national strike that he said would "bring mining companies to their…
September 13, 2012 Two miners killed in Harmony Gold explosion South African miner Harmony Gold has suspended all drilling and blasting activities at its Joel mine, following a fatal underground explosion on Wednesday afternoon.
September 12, 2012 Labour unrest taking over South African mines; resources minister hammers companies Hundreds of striking miners forced Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest producer, to halt operations at its four mines on Wednesday, as labour unrest spread in South Africa's biggest industry.
September 12, 2012 AngloGold Ashanti sees Colombia as the hottest new bullion district AngloGold Ashanti’s CEO, Mark Cutifani, said gold projects in Colombia are one of the company’s key current priorities and that it has used its first-mover advantage in the country to…
September 12, 2012 Botswana Diamonds finds more gems in Cameroon London-listed Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said Wednesday it recovered two new diamonds from the on-going sampling programme on the Libongo palaeoplacer project in Cameroon.
September 11, 2012 Ivanplats’s debut set to be one of Toronto’s biggest IPO’s this year Mining junior Ivanplats has applied for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in what is set to be one of the largest IPO's in Canada this year.
September 11, 2012 New body found at Lonmin’s mine; miners refuse to go back to work The body of a man slashed to death was found Tuesday at Lonmin’s (LON:JSE) Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province, where a protracted wildcat strike has cost…
September 10, 2012 Unrest returns to South African gold mine Labour unrest spread in South Africa on Monday when 15,000 workers stopped operations at a Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) mine while few workers reported for duty in…
September 10, 2012 Petra Diamonds selling non-core South African mines London-listed Petra Diamonds shares were on the rise again Monday after the company revealed Friday it had started selling three of its non-core mines.
September 10, 2012 Continental Coal shares soar Shares rose almost 20% in London on Monday over the news that the junior miner is poised to sell its South African thermal coal mining assets.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
