Death toll at Glencore’s mine puts spotlight on illegal mining
Workers will go to extreme lengths to break into mine sites in Africa, sometimes tunneling underneath walls or living underground to extract ore with a pick-axe.
Elliott-funded Avocet to shut shop in face of high debt
The miner, which has been making losses on an operating…
Zambian court withdraws order blocking disposal of Vedanta unit assets
The case has intensified concerns among international miners about resource…
Death toll rises at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse
Army will deploy at the KOV open-pit mine as the…
Platinum giants resist pay demands after hitting price jackpot
The world’s biggest platinum producers face a dilemma: they’re reporting…
