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Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | April 8, 2021 | 12:21 pm

Barrick raises greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 30%

Company pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, amid…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 8, 2021 | 10:25 am

Flush from soaring platinum prices, Sibanye-Stillwater hunts for gold

Company is at the centre of deal talks in the…

Reuters | April 8, 2021 | 7:54 am

Rio Tinto S. African project in limbo on security fear

Local unit is in talks with authorities to permanently address…

Bloomberg News | April 8, 2021 | 6:58 am

Anglo American to spin off South African coal assets

The diversified miner plans to list Thungela in Johannesburg and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2021 | 3:41 am

South Africa coal terminal boosts productivity with $98m upgrade

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal has boosted productivity after a 1.34 billion rand ($98 million) machinery upgrade, the firm said on Thursday.

Reuters | June 21, 2018 | 2:39 pm

Zambia aiming for power prices that reflect costs by end 2018

The new measure will affect global mining firms including First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold Corp and Vedanta Resources which currently pay a flat rate of 9.30 cents/kWh.

Reuters | June 21, 2018 | 12:01 pm

Cobalt explorers see Congo mine law offset by price, high grades

Junior miners exploring for cobalt in the DRC reckon increased prices and the country’s high-grade deposits will offset the added costs of new legislation larger companies have opposed.

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2018 | 11:00 am

Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018

Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2018 | 10:53 am

Battery startup gets funding to develop cobalt-free products

Conamix’s technology is intended to reduce the cost of batteries used for electric vehicles and grid storage.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2018 | 1:14 pm

Gold street is where South Africa’s mining history goes to die

Additional cuts are to come across mines and towns in South Africa, once the world’s biggest producer of gold.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2018 | 7:20 am

Ten killed in Zambia copper mine dump collapse — police

Another 10 are injured after a dumping site for copper mining waste collapsed in the town of Kitwe in the country's Copperbelt province

Reuters | June 20, 2018 | 3:35 am

South African miners say free carry will kill new projects

The industry argues that the free carry -- which means the respective groups don’t have to buy their shares or pay their way -- will make new developments even less likely.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2018 | 10:51 am

Rusal starts shipping bauxite from Guinea’s Dian-Dian mine

Rusal commissions bauxite mine at Dian Dian.

Reuters | June 19, 2018 | 10:38 am

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