Glencore CEO is said to meet Congo leader after ties strained

Copper prices dropped for the second straight day on Thursday.

The rough stone was pulled from the famous Cullinan mine in South Africa.

Measure aims to push miners to add value to the commodities, before shipping them outside the DRC.

Mozambique’s coal industry has faced a number of challenges in recent months.

Labour disputes also affected the country's gross domestic product and credit rating.

The company forecasts an output of 2 million tonnes by next year.

Mining in Ghana today is mostly done illegally, by both undocumented immigrants and children.

It adds to the turmoil within the mining company, which has been in talks with the Serious Fraud Office since 2011.

The company plans to invest the proceeds in its Niewejaarskraal mine which has been in care and maintenance since 2007.