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Gold price tumbles on covid vaccine breakthrough; UK court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam burst; Alrosa’s pink diamond sets new record price at auction

MINING.com Editor | November 12, 2020 | 6:02 pm

Lucara strikes again with 998-carat diamond at Karowe

The rock is one of the five biggest diamonds ever…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2020 | 10:02 am

Zimbabwe under pressure to end gold sales monopoly

Gold mining investors are pressuring the country to change a…

Bloomberg News | November 12, 2020 | 8:16 am

Petra Diamonds investigates human rights abuses in Tanzania

Company said it is investigating allegations that subsistence miners who…

Reuters | November 12, 2020 | 8:05 am

US court dismisses lawsuit against Sibanye-Stillwater

Class action sought compensation for alleged false statements by the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2020 | 8:02 am

Lower Q3 and Mali tax row take the glow off Randgold

Miner said full-year profit and output was on track despite a third-quarter dip, but its shares slid to a three-month low after its CEO did not rule out seeking arbitration over a tax dispute in Mali.

Reuters | November 2, 2017 | 4:00 am

Acacia Mining top execs. quit amid ongoing dispute with Tanzania

The Tanzanian gold producer, majority owned by Barrick, has been locked in a months-long dispute with the local government.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2017 | 2:44 am

Stratex shareholders block Crusader mining deal

Shareholders of miner Stratex International blocked reverse takeover of Australian-listed Crusader Resources and voted CEO Marcus Engelbrecht out of office.

Reuters | November 1, 2017 | 12:17 pm

Rio Tinto throws its weight behind Africa as mining central

Africa largest untapped source of growth for industry and would provide huge opportunity, says Rio Tinto's chief executive of energy and minerals.

Reuters | November 1, 2017 | 10:42 am

Sibanye-Stillwater shuts down Cooke gold mine, about 7,000 laid off

Company said it would keep its Beatrix West gold mine running for as long as it makes a profit, on average, over any continuous period of three months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2017 | 4:50 am