August 14, 2012 Nobel laureate to Africa’s new resource rich: You’ll probably end up poor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Columbia University, has some sobering thoughts for Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique.
August 14, 2012 De Beers aggregation moves to Botswana ahead of schedule The migration of worldwide diamond aggregation in Gaborone, Botswana, which began Tuesday, marks the first phase of the relocation of De Beers’ sales activities to Botswana as part of the…
August 13, 2012 South Africa platinum mine death toll reach nine as rival unions clash A nightshift policeman hacked to death during clashes between rival unions brings to nine the number of fatalities at Lonmin's platinum mine in the North West province of South Africa.
August 13, 2012 Merrex Gold corporate update At the company's Siribaya project, exploration progressed despite a military coup and is making headway under a more stabilized government.
August 13, 2012 MDN reports its financial results for the second quarter of 2012 The company reports a net loss of $583,820, or $0.006 per share, was incurred for the second quarter compared to a net loss of $154,462, or $0.003 per share for…
August 12, 2012 South Africa’s third wealthiest man owes the taxman $250 million South Africa’s third wealthiest man and mining entrepreneur, billionaire Christoffel Wiese, it is said to owe the country’s revenue agency (Sars) an estimated $250 million (R$2 billion) in unpaid taxes.
August 11, 2012 Lucara to sell less diamonds than projected from its Botswana mine Canada’s Lucara Diamonds (TSX:LUC) shares went down over 3% on Friday after the company said it expected to sell 23% less diamonds this year from its flagship Karowe mine, in…
August 10, 2012 Tarkwa Gold Mine heap leach facilities resume operations The company has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana lifted the temporary suspension on Tarkwa Gold Mine's heap leach facilities.
August 9, 2012 Randgold posts record production from its Mali mine despite unrest Gold producer Randgold Resources posted today strong results for its second quarter production and profits, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Mali – where it extract two-thirds of its gold…
August 9, 2012 Glencore gets a bigger piece of the iron ore pie with Bellzone’s output offtake Shares of iron miner Bellzone were on the rise this morning after the company agreed to sell all of its share of output from the Forecariah mine in Guinea to…
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
