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Third trapped miner dies at Harmony Gold South Africa mine

Two more remain missing after they were trapped underground following an earth tremor last week.

Reuters | August 28, 2017 | 6:14 am

Caterpillar to build solar power plant for B2Gold Otjikoto mine in Namibia

The Canadian gold miner chose Caterpillar and Barloworld for 7 MW solar power installation at Otjikoto mine in Namibia.

Caterpillar | August 28, 2017 | 2:25 am

Tremor kills 2 at Harmony Gold mine

Two miners have been killed in an underground mine collapse in South Africa caused by an earth tremor.

Andrew Topf | August 27, 2017 | 4:20 pm

Congo H1 copper output up 15%, inflation to hit 52%-cbank

Copper output in Congo, Africa's top producer of the metal, rose 15 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2017 to more than half a million tonnes, and cobalt production surged 27 percent to almost 40,000 tonnes, the central bank said.

Reuters | August 24, 2017 | 1:54 pm

Glencore’s Zambian unit may shed 4,700 workers on power shortages

Mopani Copper Mines, Glencore’s Zambian unit, said on Tuesday it may lay off nearly 5,000 workers due to a dispute with its […]

Reuters | August 22, 2017 | 4:00 am

Costs related to layoffs, lawsuit, take toll on AngloGold results

The miner, Africa's biggest gold producer, reported a loss of $176 million in the six months to June 30, compared to a profit of $52 million in the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2017 | 8:32 am

AngloGold Ashanti revives plans to spin off South Africa mines – Reuters

Should the spinoff happen, AngloGold would be the latest miner to reduce exposure to South Africa, where political instability, controversial new mining rules and a stronger rand have made it less attractive to operate.

Reuters | August 18, 2017 | 4:24 am

Zimbabwe tightens screws on miners’ export earnings in forex crunch

The country's Reserve Bank has ordered platinum and chrome miners to surrender 80 percent of their export earnings to the central bank as the country struggles to contain a crippling dollar note shortage.

Reuters | August 18, 2017 | 2:22 am

S.Africa’s Harmony Gold eyes acquisitions after FY earnings rise

South African miner Harmony Gold reported a 35 percent rise in full-year profit on Thursday and said it will look at growth, exploration and acquisitions to meet its 2019 production targets.

Reuters | August 17, 2017 | 12:01 pm

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