Rio Tinto says Simandou deal close after wrangles over railwayRio Tinto said it’s close to a breakthrough in a landmark deal to unlock the world’s biggest untapped iron ore mine.Bloomberg News | July 27, 2022 | 9:51 am
Lundin Group founder Lukas Lundin dies at age 64The mining entrepreneur died in Geneva at the age of 64,…MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 27, 2022 | 9:04 am
Lucapa finds giant pink diamond said to be Angola’s largest in 300 yearsThe 170-carat pink diamond, named the “Lulo Rose”, will be…Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2022 | 3:49 am
Lucapa finds another +100ct diamond at Lesotho mine The D-colour, Type IIa white diamond is the fourth larger than 100 carat recovered from the southern lobe of the Mothae mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 10, 2020 | 6:00 am
AngloGold Ashanti chair Pityana resigns, Maria Ramos steps up Ramos is a former chief executive of one of Africa's largest banks, Absa Group. Reuters | December 8, 2020 | 8:20 am
Resolute says strike at Mali mine won’t impact guidance Five-day strike over covid-19 policy began on Monday. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2020 | 7:06 am
Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted. Bloomberg Opinion | December 7, 2020 | 3:04 pm
Steinmetz to face corruption charges at Geneva trial Israeli diamond tycoon is accused of paying or having arranged to pay $10 million in bribes, in order to obtain mining rights over the vast Simandou iron ore project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2020 | 2:01 pm
Miners launch strike at Resolute gold mine in Mali Workers at Syama gold mine have launched a five-day strike in a dispute over policy on covid-19. Reuters | December 7, 2020 | 10:39 am
Vedanta’s Gamsberg mine stays shut as search continues for trapped worker The mine shutdown has helped push prices for zinc. Reuters | December 4, 2020 | 10:02 am
Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2020 | 3:51 am
Botswana Diamonds discovers kimberlite pipe at Thorny River project A recent, six-hole drilling program revealed a kimberlite blow. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2020 | 6:15 am