Africa Top Stories

Fortescue eyes Liberia opportunities but says no deals signed

Andrew Forrest, the billionaire founder of the world’s No. 4 iron ore exporter, attended meetings with President George Weah.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2019 | 12:58 pm

Platinum giants eye Sibanye’s gold deal as wage yardstick

Sibanye’s agreement is viewed as a good proxy for what’s…

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2019 | 12:30 pm

Barrick’s gold output for the year to hit upper end of forecast

Thanks mainly to strong performance from Loulo-Gounkoto in Mali and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2019 | 7:55 am

Anglo American’s diamond unit takes sparkle away from results

Output from its De Beers unit dropped 14% amid weaker…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2019 | 4:10 am

BelAZ and ZYFRA to develop robotisation/AI technologies for mining industry

The company said it expects the solution will be in…

MINING.com Editor | July 17, 2019 | 1:03 pm

Kinross posts $2.4 billion net loss in Q2

$2.29 billion non-cash write-down and Tasiast mine expansion on hold.

Ana Komnenic | July 31, 2013 | 11:16 pm

Analysts expects several banks to follow JPMorgan commodities exit

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs likely to be the next ones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2013 | 5:54 pm

Mining CEOs sent packing planning comebacks: report

Aaron Regent (Barrick Gold) and and Mick Davis (Xstrata PLC) the two that might be back very soon.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2013 | 2:10 pm

African Barrick Gold shares hit by $727m charge and lawsuit

The mid-cap gold miner's impairment followed an operating review that also drove the company to announce $95 million of operating cost cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2013 | 10:00 am

Fresh wave of violence strikes South African mines: eight dead

Clashes between illegal miners and an unexplained incident near Lonmin's Marikana mine fuel concerns of a new wave of violence across the mining industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2013 | 10:39 am

Tanzanians sue African Barrick Gold for alleged deaths

Claimants allege African Barrick failed to curb the use of excessive force at its North Mara mine on a regular basis over the last three years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2013 | 11:30 pm

Simandou railway shows how ‘politics can interfere with economics’ in Africa

Simandou is one of the richest concessions in all of mining with in excess of 26 billion tonnes of high grade iron ore.

Frik Els | July 29, 2013 | 10:19 pm

South African gold producers declare labour dispute with miners: mediation needed

If mediation fails, employees are legally allowed to go on strike.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2013 | 4:16 pm

JP Morgan flees physical commodities trading

"The abrupt move marks a sharp reversal for the bank that had pushed aggressively into the sector since 2008."

MINING.com Editor | July 26, 2013 | 8:49 pm

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