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Vedanta hires ex-Gold Fields boss to run copper, zinc mines

Chris Griffith, a mining veteran with decades of experience in the field, is expected to focus on bringing KCM back to profitability.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2023 | 3:49 am

Harmony Gold weighs CEO succession amid tilt to copper

CEO Peter Steenkamp is set to retire in December 2024.

Reuters | September 13, 2023 | 8:18 am

De Beers ends lab-grown engagement diamonds foray as prices drop

The company expects lab-grown prices to continue to decline as…

Bloomberg News | September 13, 2023 | 8:15 am

Hummingbird Resources sees net gold estimates fall

The revision follows a fall in reserves and resources at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2023 | 6:07 am

Barrick to double copper output to 1 billion lb. by 2031

CEO Mark Bristow said the copper increase plus its gold…

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 11:06 am

Alphamin kicks off potential sale as tin prices surge

Alphamin announced in November it was seeking a strategic review to maximize shareholder value.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2022 | 11:57 am

South Africa says Durban port functional after flood devastation

A backlog of thousands of containers will be cleared within five to six days, the public enterprises minister said.

Reuters | April 19, 2022 | 7:58 am

Namibian cuprous oxide gemstone could hold key to quantum computers

Researchers found that a naturally mined cuprous oxide gemstone from Namibia can help produce Rydberg polaritons.

Staff Writer | April 19, 2022 | 5:05 am

Syrah Resources gets $107m loan for Louisiana EV battery plant

Syrah has a deal to supply anodes to Tesla starting in 2024.

Reuters | April 18, 2022 | 2:15 pm

Eight workers missing at Trevali’s Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso as flooding suspends operations

The mine was evacuated, and rescue efforts are ongoing with support from the government, local communities and other mining companies in the area.

Naimul Karim | April 18, 2022 | 10:56 am

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient.

Frik Els | April 18, 2022 | 10:15 am

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Vedanta hires ex-Gold Fields boss to run copper, zinc mines

Harmony Gold weighs CEO succession amid tilt to copper

De Beers ends lab-grown engagement diamonds foray as prices drop

Hummingbird Resources sees net gold estimates fall

Barrick to double copper output to 1 billion lb. by 2031

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Alphamin kicks off potential sale as tin prices surge

South Africa says Durban port functional after flood devastation

Namibian cuprous oxide gemstone could hold key to quantum computers

Syrah Resources gets $107m loan for Louisiana EV battery plant

Eight workers missing at Trevali’s Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso as flooding suspends operations

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Transnet declares force majeure on coal contracts, Thungela says

Uganda seeks investors to revive copper mine

Guinea junta turns up the heat on bauxite miners