November 25, 2013

Guinea strikes $5bn mine deal with Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Deal includes developing a bauxite mine and alumina refinery in the west African country.

November 25, 2013

Rio’s Walsh says settlement with Guinea over Simandou imminent

Differences should be settled by December or in early in 2014.

November 22, 2013

Fatality at Harmony Gold’s Tshepong mine

The miner was fatally injured after a fall of ground incident.

November 21, 2013

A look at the mines funding warlords in the DRC

In an effort to expose and monitor these mining operations, a Belgian research group has been creating the first maps of eastern DRC's artisanal mining areas.

November 21, 2013

Gold mine explosion in Guinea, at least 25 dead

A gas explosion killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea.

November 20, 2013

Gold mines output to reach record high

The world's top three gold producers—Barrick Gold, Newmont Mining and AngloGold Ashanti—have all logged higher outputs in their latest reports.

November 19, 2013

Glencore Xstrata to invest $100 million in South Africa’s coal sector

The new developments are expected to supply nearly 60 additional million tonnes a year.

November 19, 2013

Rio Tinto making last job cuts of the year

Mining giant showed the door to an unconfirmed number of contractors at its Argyle diamond mine and is planning job cuts at its coal operations.

November 18, 2013

West Africa is now the world’s low risk mining jurisdiction, says gold vet Mark O’Dea

Track record is everything in junior mining.

November 15, 2013

Rio Tinto’s Simandou project to cost over $18 billion

Chinese giant Chalco, in the process of is selling its stake in the project to parent Chinalco, said it will get a bit over $2bn for the transaction.