Sudanese miners killed in South Kordafan mine collapseAbout 80% of Sudan's lucrative gold mining is performed using dangerous makeshift methods.Reuters | March 16, 2022 | 9:19 am
South African platinum workers eye windfall as wage talks nearNegotiations for a three-year wage deal with producers are expected…Bloomberg News | March 16, 2022 | 8:12 am
Harmony reports fatality at Johannesburg mineThe affected part of the mine had been closed while…Reuters | March 14, 2022 | 9:09 am
Harmony Gold to resume reduced operations during lockdown Harmony expects to take up to five working days to restart its underground operations. Reuters | April 20, 2020 | 8:56 am
Uranium surges 31% to become year’s top commodity While most commodities are getting hammered by the coronavirus crisis, uranium prices are skyrocketing. Bloomberg News | April 20, 2020 | 8:33 am
Nordgold to power up Guinea gold mine The Russian gold producer aims to reduce emissions with the construction of a new 33 MW power plant at its Lefa mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2020 | 3:49 am
Zambian official says Glencore reverses plan to shutter copper mines Glencore's decision to put MCM under "care and maintenance" sparked a backlash from Zambia's government. Reuters | April 19, 2020 | 12:37 pm
Coronavirus distress is M&A opportunity for Rio, rivals After years of buying at the peak of the economic cycle and selling in the trough, the world’s big diggers could do the reverse. Bloomberg Opinion | April 17, 2020 | 11:08 am
Congo enacts plan to blunt virus impact as cobalt exports slump Country will begin an information campaign for hundreds of thousands of hand-miners to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2020 | 8:47 am
Implats plans gradual return to operation after regulations eased The platinum miner said it had been in consultations with the mines ministry to bring some non-essential workers gradually back to work. Reuters | April 17, 2020 | 8:16 am
CHART: China’s stranglehold on electric car battery supply chain China has not only shoved aside the US for rare earths, cobalt, graphite and lithium production – new study shows it controls 93% of world's manganese going into EVs. Frik Els | April 16, 2020 | 11:12 pm
B2Gold reports covid-19 case at Mali exploration camp The employee was working at the Fekola camp, now isolated. Mine operations have not been impacted. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2020 | 8:53 am