September 4, 2012 Botswana Diamonds regains some sparkle thanks to Orapa Shares in London-listed Botswana Diamonds jumped nearly 12% after an encouraging exploration update.
September 3, 2012 Five people shot at Gold One – police confirm Police spokesperson, Captain Pinky Tsinyane, has confirmed a shooting incident at Gold One’s Modder East operations today that has left 4 people […]
September 2, 2012 South Africa drops Lonmin miners’ murder charges South African prosecutors have temporarily withdrawn murder charges against the 270 miners accused Thursday of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana…
September 2, 2012 Gold Fields strike continues A strike at Gold Fields' [JSE:GFI] KDC gold mine is likely to continue on Moinday, the mine said on Sunday afternoon.
September 2, 2012 Lonmin set for talks amid increasing strikes in SAfrica Striking platinum mineworkers gather for a report back on negotiations at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa's North West Province.
August 31, 2012 Julius Malema’s political gold mine Former president of the African National Congress Youth League, South African politician Julius Malema, is attempting to capitalize on the Marikana mine shootings, as he visited Gold One’s flagship Modder…
August 31, 2012 South African strikes spread, hit Gold Fields Mining workers dissatisfaction in South Africa has now hit the country's second-largest gold producer, Gold Fields Ld. as about 12,000 employees downed tools at the KDC mine, on Johannesburg's West…
August 30, 2012 Macabre twist: Lonmin protesters who survived massacre face murder charges Two weeks after South African police opened fire on a group of 3,000 workers and killed 34 people protesting at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, prosecutors are bringing…
August 30, 2012 Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss…
August 30, 2012 Australia pushes for expansion into African mining Australia's political and business leaders signaled their emphatic support for the country's increased involvement in the African mining sector at a conference in Perth on Thursday.
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
