February 3, 2017 Kumba Iron Ore settles tax dispute in South Africa The miner, Africa's largest iron ore producer, will pay R2.5 billion, considerably less than the original R6.5 billion it had been asked to cough up.
February 2, 2017 PotashCorp miners trapped underground after fire at Rocanville potash mine No injuries were reported and work resumed the next day.
February 2, 2017 South African judge clears path for Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef mine development Judge revoked an interim order that prevented the company from relocating graves present at its Platreef platinum group metals mine, in Limpopo Province.
February 2, 2017 Metso extends McHale role Metso distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales, has had their role on behalf of the Finnish crushing equipment manufacturer extended, little more than one year after they were first appointed…
February 2, 2017 Denmark’s largest energy firm to ditch coal by 2023 Coal consumption had been cut by 73% since 2006, Dong Energy said, and its power stations would replace the fossil fuel with sustainable biomass.
February 2, 2017 Coal use in Europe on its way out — report Coal generation in Europe is falling and will continue to do so due to competition from cleaner energy sources and governments efforts to cut emissions, a study by The Economist…
February 1, 2017 Did this financier just call the end of the mining rally? Private equity firm Orion selling $1 billion worth of royalty, streaming and offtake assets covering gold, silver, base metals and diamonds.
February 1, 2017 Cameco to lose $1.3bn as Japan’s TEPCO cancels uranium contract Tepco’s termination of the contract would affect about 9.3 million pounds of uranium deliveries through 2028, Cameco said.
February 1, 2017 Randgold resumes Tongon mine operations after deal with workers Employees who had staged an illegal sit-in at the mine returned to work Wednesday after management and authorities reached a deal with them, the company said.
February 1, 2017 Metso introduces a community-friendly Lokotrack® UrbanTM series to enable safe rock crushing in cities Metso Lokotrack® UrbanTM seriesmobile crushing plant revolutionizes crushing in densely populated environments, such as city centers. The new solution simplifies crushing operations, incorporates significant noise protection and cuts dust emissions…
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
