May 25, 2012 Lazare Kaplan lauches social initiative to encourage education in Africa US-based diamond manufacturing and distribution company Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) has launched a new social initiative, The Lazare Ongoma Initiative (LOI), which aims involve retailers in supporting education in…
May 25, 2012 Impala Platinum faces potential halt to Zimplats operations due to differences with Zimbabwe’s government Zimbabwe's central bank threatened to freeze Impala Platinum's local account and ordered local banks to halt managing any of the company’s exports because it has “failed to comply with an…
May 24, 2012 Rescue of trapped miners suspended An attempt to rescue two illegal miners trapped in a disused gold mine in Johannesburg has been suspended until Friday because of safety concerns, emergency workers said.
May 24, 2012 First, do good when mining for gold: Benoit La Salle Benoit La Salle is the founder, president and CEO of SEMAFO, a mining company that rates its work in sustainability and community building as high as it does its gold…
May 24, 2012 Rio’s Zimbabwe spin-off to acquire Murowa diamond mine Zimbabwean miner RioZim Limited is negotiating with global giant Rio Tinto in an attempt to acquire the now jointly own Murowa diamond mine in the in south central region of…
May 23, 2012 Desert Gold reports results on drilling at the Rubaya Project in Rwanda So far drilling confirms a continuous 1,200m mineralized zone.
May 23, 2012 De Beers leading efforts to rescue illegal miners at abandoned mine De Beers on Wednesday launched rescue efforts for diggers who have been trapped after an illegally excavated tunnel collapsed in the diamond giant's abandoned Namaqualand mining area.
May 23, 2012 Sama Resources closes private placement of Can$4,402,394.40 The shares were issued at a price of CAN$0.60 per share.
May 23, 2012 Compass Gold releases very encouraging assay results from exploration program on Yanfolila property Results confirm gold mineralization at the Solona target continuing at depths, as suggested by previous drilling
May 22, 2012 South African coal-to-liquid giant opens $440 million shaft Sasol Mining produces more than 40 million tons of coal a year, with more than 90% of the coal mined being beneficiated by Sasol to produce high-quality synthetic fuels and…
Amazon to be first user of copper made by Rio Tinto venture AWS will use Nuton's copper products across its US data centers over a two-year period. January 15, 2026 | 09:58 am
