Cost of Ivanhoe’s giant copper project in Congo hits $1.3 billionInitial production from Kakula, the first of at least three copper mines planned at Kamoa-Kakula, is scheduled for late 2021.Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2019 | 7:27 am
Attack on Canadian miner in Burkina Faso threatens gold’s final frontierWest Africa has long been considered a risky prospect where…Reuters | November 8, 2019 | 6:44 am
Semafo suspends operations at Boungou mine after Burkina Faso attackThe company said the Boungou mine site is secure, but…MINING.com Editor | November 7, 2019 | 2:36 pm
CHART: Unnerving slide in iron ore price continues This year iron ore is down 27% hitting a fresh low of $97.50 on Tuesday, echoing 2011 and 2012 when the price dropped by a third in a matter of weeks. Frik Els | May 20, 2014 | 9:55 pm
Komatsu dealer sells hydraulic shovel, haul trucks to True Gold Later the fleet will be augmented with a second primary excavator and eight additional trucks. Michael Allan McCrae | May 20, 2014 | 5:16 pm
$20bn Rio Tinto-Guinea deal on Simandou close Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh says agreement on funding and execution of $20 billion Simandou iron ore project will "inject new momentum". Frik Els | May 19, 2014 | 8:12 pm
Iron ore price drops to double digits "Now that we broke through $100, I think that's a very bearish sign. It shows you there's a lot of supply around" Frik Els | May 19, 2014 | 6:09 pm
Africa FDI at decade high Foreign direct investment is shifting from extractive industries to consumer-related sectors according to new report. Ernst & Young | May 18, 2014 | 11:00 pm
MIT developing platinum replacement A team of scientists is working on a process to replace platinum-group metals (PGMs) with more widely available elements. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 6:53 pm
Global mining deals picking up, but far from returning to boom times Companies’ low valuation, the current focus on operational efficiency in the mining sector, and the chase for overseas assets by Chinese investors, are pushing deals up. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 1:59 pm
Iron ore price crashes to $100 on China steel crisis Iron ore price gives up 2% on Friday falling to a 21-month low as Chinese steel price drops to record low. Frik Els | May 16, 2014 | 6:19 pm
World’s largest platinum mine to remain shut for months on S. Africa strike Impala Platinum (Implats) has lost about 246,000 ounces of production of the metal since the strike started, Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2014 | 4:39 pm