August 2, 2011 Strike shuts down Canada-owned gold mine in Suriname Suriname's only commercial gold mine, the Rosebel Gold Mine which is majority owned by Canada's Iamgold, has been shut down by a strike by 1,100 workers protesting new longer shift…
August 2, 2011 Metorex to delist from JSE in early December Base metals miner Metorex is expected to delist from the JSE in early December, following the completion of a takeover by Chinese group Jinchuan which made a R9.1bn ($7.3bn) offer…
August 2, 2011 Rio tipped for $7.3bn profit Cashed-up Rio Tinto is expected to post a first-half net profit of more than $US8 billion, driven by prices of iron ore, aluminium and copper. The earnings season gets into…
August 2, 2011 Australia’s Beijing bind Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan may soon have another foreign investment headache on his hands, as a Chinese entrepreneur says he has Beijing's backing to step around Australian investment rules and…
August 2, 2011 Bellhaven says drilling at La Mina project yielded new Gold-Copper intercepts Bellhaven Copper Gold Inc. fell by about 6% to 48 cents in early Tuesday trade despite announcing that diamond drill-hole LME-1031 at the Middle Zone yielded multiple gold-copper intercepts starting…
August 2, 2011 Ruby Creek’s Gold Standard acquisition update Ruby Creek Resources Inc., a gold exploration and mining company with operations in Tanzania, provided an update on the closing of the Gold Standard acquisition on Tuesday.
August 2, 2011 South Africa mines minister says nationalisation wrong, dangerous question to ask Asking whether South Africa should nationalise its mining industry was the wrong, dangerous question to ask in searching for the answer to South Africa’s “evil triplets” of poverty, inequality and…
August 2, 2011 South Africa gold mine strike over A strike in South Africa's gold mining sector ended on Tuesday after a 2-year wage deal was clinched, unions and the Chamber of Mines said. The strike at AngloGold Ashanti…
August 2, 2011 AngloGold Ashanti to update guidance AngloGold will this week update its full year gold production guidance after heavy rain earlier this year caused output to fall at its Sunrise Dam mine in WA. The rain…
August 2, 2011 Xstrata profits jump 27%, expects even better second half Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata said on Tuesday its first half net profit jumped 27 per cent to $US2.9 billion and that it expected even better earnings for the second half.…
Gabon dismisses energy concerns over 2029 manganese refining deadline The world's No.2 producer introduced the policy last year to diversify its economy after decades of raw‑ore exports. February 11, 2026 | 11:59 am
