West Africa judge finds Guinea guilty of 2012 mine site killings

There were cases of displacement of communities, workers subjected to unsafe conditions, as well as soil, water and air pollution.

In just four months, Glencore Plc chief Ivan Glasenberg has lost two of his closest business allies, billionaires Oleg Deripaska and Dan Gertler.

Thieves broke into Harmony Gold Mining Co.’s Kalgold mine Tuesday morning and stole 12 kilograms (386 ounces) of the precious metal.

The company raised prices a similar amount in its previous sale at the end of February.

Timis's Pan African Burkina Limited (PAB) acquired the rights to the Tambao mine, which it says holds 100 million tonnes of manganese reserves, in June 2012.

Recovered from the Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana.

When it was placed under liquidation, Tati had incurred a cumulative loss of 1.6 billion pula ($165 million) and owed creditors one billion pula.

Vedanta could accelerate expansion of its African zinc operations to take advantage of strong prices.

The Responsible Mining Index, launched in Geneva on Wednesday, assesses the policies and practices of 30 large companies that produce 25 percent of mined commodities, from gold to copper and coal, operating in more than 40 countries.