Glencore to reopen one of world’s biggest cobalt mines

The Africa-focused diamond miner said current market conditions didn't support expansion project at the Lesotho mine.

Work is scheduled to begin in the June quarter, with first gold expected in the second half of 2020.

Sibanye Gold Ltd. has decided that it won’t extend the life of Driefontein, once the biggest mine on the continent.

Companies have requested a judicial review of South Africa's 2018 mining charter to change clauses related to transactions made in the past to increase black ownership.

The precious metals producer is looking into opportunities in gold and the battery metals sectors.

Currently there are no set of universal rules defining exactly what a tailings dam is, how to build one and how to care for it after it is decommissioned.

In its current form, the epidemic won’t impact the nation’s cobalt production, as the vast distance from the Katanga region largely prevents its spread, says global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft.

It could take the Malian mine gold output to 7.5-million tonnes a year from the current 6-million tonnes.

Lonmin Plc has been cutting spending to conserve cash and retain a positive balance sheet required by conditions of South Africa-based Sibanye's offer.