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These are the assets Anglo American is kicking to the curb

The miner is completely exiting coal and selling several assets, to focus only on copper, diamonds and platinum.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2016 | 2:43 am

Lucapa finds 404 carat diamond in Angola

Australian company says extremely rare Type 2a D-colour stone is the biggest diamond ever found in Angola.

Frik Els | February 15, 2016 | 4:40 pm

Anglo American debt down to junk, outlook negative

Moody's worried about company's bulk portfolio, especially iron ore, while its radical restructuring "faces high execution risk".

Frik Els | February 15, 2016 | 12:22 pm

World’s largest mining project takes $1 billion hit

Rio Tinto swung into a huge loss after writing down the value of its gigantic West Africa iron ore project, but that doesn't mean it's being abandoned.

Frik Els | February 12, 2016 | 4:36 pm

Hope fades for three gold miners trapped underground in South Africa

The three workers were trapped on Friday morning, when the lamp room where they were on duty collapsed into an 80-metre hole.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2016 | 7:30 am

Congo gives up plans to change mining code

The move could have driven away investors at a time of historically low commodity prices and energy shortages that are driving down output in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2016 | 2:46 am

AngloGold says Ghana troops need to protect Obuasi after attack

AngloGold Ashanti asked Ghana to redeploy troops at its Obuasi mine after an employee died in an attack by hundreds of illegal miners on the facility last week.

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2016 | 4:30 pm