Rusal starts shipping bauxite from Guinea’s Dian-Dian mine Rusal commissions bauxite mine at Dian Dian. Reuters | June 19, 2018 | 10:38 am
CAR struggling to resume diamond exports, tax revenue lags The Central African Republic (CAR) was banned from exporting diamonds in 2013 after rebels seized power. Reuters | June 18, 2018 | 11:20 am
S.African union open to inflation-linked pay deal at Eskom – source Africa's most industrialised economy suffered power outages last week because of what Eskom had said was an "illegal protest action". Reuters | June 18, 2018 | 11:09 am
S.African lobby group opposes parts of new draft mining charter The Minerals Council South Africa said it does not support some elements in the latest draft of an industry charter. Reuters | June 17, 2018 | 9:05 am
Wall Street builds immunity to trade war rhetoric So far, Trump has taken little action beyond tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum on imports from China, the European Union and other countries. Reuters | June 17, 2018 | 6:18 am
After cobalt-free pledge, Panasonic to triple consumption for auto batteries – sources Panasonic Corp expects to more than triple its cobalt consumption in five years' time. Reuters | June 15, 2018 | 2:45 pm
S.Africa’s draft law proposes 30 pct black ownership for mining firms within 5 years Agreeing a new version of the charter is seen as instrumental to securing further investment in the mining sector. Reuters | June 15, 2018 | 11:20 am
China’s issues guidelines on foreign investment measures China's State Council issued guidelines on Friday for previously announced measures easing restrictions on foreign investment. Reuters | June 15, 2018 | 11:14 am
Germany’s Heraeus to open $100 mln precious metals recycling plant in China China is the world's biggest car market and produces only a fraction of the platinum and palladium it consumes. Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 2:04 pm
Canada says agreed with US to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set Negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement started last August and were initially scheduled to finish by the end of December. Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 12:12 pm
China urges US to make ‘wise choice’ on trade tariffs Trump is due to unveil revisions to his initial tariff list targeting $50 billion of Chinese goods on Friday. Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 12:06 pm
Congo miner Gecamines plans to renegotiate with foreign partners Heavily in debt and with dwindling output, Gecamines has long complained about its joint venture terms. Reuters | June 14, 2018 | 11:51 am
