August 7, 2012 1,500 Zimbabwean diamond miners sacked for striking Over 1,500 diamond miners in Zimbabwe have been sacked following a strike for higher pay. Many of the workers have report serious sexual assaults by the bosses.
August 7, 2012 Second quarter diamond exports marginally down Figures for second quarter rough and polished diamond exports have come in at P6.79 billion, representing a marginal five percent drop from the first three months of the year, Mmegi…
August 7, 2012 Botswana Diamond exports $353 Million in June Leading diamond producer and budding diamond center Botswana exported $352.6 million worth of rough and polished diamonds in June bringing half-year exports […]
August 7, 2012 Xstrata to create world’s biggest zinc mine Xstrata has approved a $360 million expansion for its McArthur River mine in Australia’s Northern Territory which will make the project the largest producer of zinc in the world.
August 7, 2012 AngloGold Ashanti’s Latin America profit plunges 52% AngloGold Ashanti's, the world’s third-largest gold producer, reported that profits from its Latin American operations dropped 52% from $92 million to $48 in the second quarter of this year.
August 7, 2012 Roxgold announces initial resource estimate and drill results The results from the the Burkina Faso-based project show an initial resource estimate of 617,000 tonnes of indicated resource grading 17.8 grams per tonne gold containing an estimated 354,000 ounces…
August 6, 2012 CoAL takes broom to board, raises $44.8m COAL of Africa (CoAL), the embattled coal exploration and production company, continued its efforts to shore up its balance sheet issuing $44.8m in shares, and said it had revamped its…
August 6, 2012 AngloGold Ashanti wants to buy more small miners AngloGold’s completion of five small, but high-value-yielding acquisitions over the past four years was expected to add about 700 000 oz/y to its production profile at about two-thirds of the…
August 6, 2012 Magazines: Coal mining in Kitui off to rocky start The coal mining project in Mui Basin, Kitui County has come under threat as controversies on the shareholding of the Chinese firm awarded the contract intensifies.
August 6, 2012 Fatal clash over $80 a month mining wage strains Zambia China relations A Chinese supervisor died on Saturday after being hit by a trolley pushed at him at the Collum mine in Zambia during a dispute over minimum wages.
Chinalco, Rio Tinto buy control of Brazilian aluminum firm CBA for $904 million Together, the companies will acquire a 68.6% stake or 446.6 million shares of the Brazilian aluminum producer. January 29, 2026 | 04:34 pm
