Avesoro leaves mining at its Burkina Faso gold mine in someone else’s hands

China's steel industry in full panic mode as rumours of large mills collapsing see iron ore price and imports plummet.

But it expects to return to profitability by the end of the current fiscal year.

Deteriorating outlook for China's steel industry and economy as a whole pushed iron ore price down 2.3% towards 9-month low on Friday.

Production of rough diamonds expected to be worth $19.6 billion by 2018.

The proposed law sets up a system of self-certification for importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold.

Tuesday’s apparent softening of the union position was not enough to keep negotiations open.

Government says diamond trade is no longer a threat to fuel instability as civil war has ended and the Kimberley Process has backed the lifting of the embargo.

The world’s No.1 mining company's CEO believes coal will remain the main source of affordable energy for growing economies.

They still want monthly entry wages to start at US$1,200, more than double current levels.