Africa Top Stories

Zimbabwe to cut power to mines, others over $77 million in unpaid bills

The southern African nation is experiencing daily power cuts lasting up to 18 hours after a severe drought reduced water levels at the country's biggest hydro plant.

Reuters | October 24, 2019 | 9:14 am

MAPPED: Top gold drill results – August 2019

A trend towards exploration of advanced projects, rather than greenfield…

MINING.com Editor | October 23, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Gold’s rally drives a rush to one of metal’s final frontiers

Step aside Canada, Australia and South Africa: West Africa is…

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2019 | 10:33 am

Nigeria bid to boost mining gets help from West Africa gold rush

The western tip of the continent is seen as a…

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2019 | 9:08 am

Firestone Diamonds revenue down as recovery rates, sales fall

Firestone will review 2020 guidance, following "unexpected" power cuts at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2019 | 9:01 am

Brent Cook: Exploration sector hasn’t hit bottom yet

Brent Cook from Exploration Insights chats with Cambridge House Live anchor Vanessa Collette about the state of the junior mining sector.

Cambridge Network | June 7, 2014 | 7:02 pm

STOP LOSS: Iron ore price recovers 3% for the week

After eight straight weeks of declines and the first dip below $100 since 2012, the price of iron ore starts clawing its way back.

Frik Els | June 6, 2014 | 7:08 pm

Miners profits sank 72% over past year, lowest level in a decade

Global net profits have dropped to $20 billion in the last year, with gold, coal and diversified miners being the worst affected.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2014 | 2:48 pm

The platinum supply shock

Even investors who typically eschew precious metals have been hard-pressed to ignore the platinum industry this year.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | June 5, 2014 | 2:45 pm

Halved since 2011, EPA rules to push coal price down another 20%

EPA's radical new rules make building new coal-fired power plants unfeasible while 15% of existing capacity will be shut down within two years, reducing demand.

Frik Els | June 4, 2014 | 8:09 pm