New law would allow Uganda to take stakes in private mining

The report does have a caveat.

AMCU's strike is a protected strike and the AMCU members' constitutional right to strike remains protected.

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record 76.47 million tonnes of coal in 2017, and aims to export 77 million tonnes this year.

The Australian diamond miner has secured 100 million rand (about $7m) in development funding for the Lesotho mine from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

The Canadian miner said the job cuts will be implemented in phases during the first quarter of 2019, adding they’ll be equally split between its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines.

The effective tax rate will range from 86% to 105%, with about 27,900 jobs at risk - Zambia Chamber of Mines.

There were no findings of wrongdoing or late payment, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) said.

Newcrest Mining has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold to 15.33% from 13.83%, nudging further ahead of the company's second biggest shareholder BHP.

A prefeasibility study into the development of a mine beneath the Boston Shaker pits confirmed the technical and financial viability of an underground mine at AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group's Tropicana operation.