Zambia electricity deficit not affecting mining

Group represents the country's largest mining companies, including AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye Gold and Impala Platinum Holdings.

The massive Simandou project, in Guinea, is considered the world's biggest untapped iron ore deposit.

The deal, due to close in July, will make ICBC Standard the only Chinese bank to operate a vault in London.

The mine hosts type-2a diamonds which account for less than 1% of global supply.

Not a good time to be a miner in South Africa.

High Court decision opens the way for up to 500,000 current and former miners to pursue a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against mining companies over respiratory diseases contracted at work.

New report says mining and metals companies set to default on debt at more than three times the historical rate going back to 1983.

BMI Research analysts also believe gold prices bottomed in 2015 and expect the metal to edge higher over the coming quarters.

Tenke Fungurume in the DRC goes for $2.65 billion to China Molybdenum – Freeport also offloading Africa exploration project and cobalt refinery in Europe.