February 26, 2021

Australian state approved plans that would damage Aboriginal sites

In the past year, New South Wales' heritage protection body has approved all of the development applications received.

February 25, 2021

Gold Fields gets step closer to curbing reliance on Eskom

Mining firms say red tape has prevented them from generating their own power for years and have lobbied the government for rule changes.

February 25, 2021

Alamos reports record operating cash flows, ups dividend by 25%

The company’s two Ontario underground mines both posted strong performance in the quarter.

February 25, 2021

World’s two largest asset managers have invested $170bn in coal

The figure pales in comparison to the $1 trillion in coal investments held by almost 4,500 institutions globally as of January this year.

February 25, 2021

Head of Nornickel’s Arctic processing plant placed under house arrest

A section of the plant collapsed on Feb. 20 killing three workers during renovation works.

February 25, 2021

KAZ sees earnings rise despite output dip

Company said copper output, which dipped to 306,000 tonnes in 2020 from 311,000 tonnes in 2019, was expected to slip further in 2021 to between 275,000 and 295,000 tonnes.

February 25, 2021

Implats half-year profit surges, hikes dividend

The precious metals miner declared an interim dividend of 10 rand ($0.69) per share, compared with 1.25 rand in the year-ago period.

February 25, 2021

Nanotechnology platform to trace diamonds launched

Nano Innovator Holdings (NIH) has unveiled a prototype platform for end-to-end identification of rough and polished diamonds that uses nanotechnology.

February 25, 2021

Q4 2020 saw recovery in polished diamond prices – report

According to fintech company UNI, there are “reasons for optimism.”

February 25, 2021

Anglo American ended 2020 stronger than expected

The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the…