Nigeria’s first gold refinery plans to triple capacity in five years

The Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority plans to issue international tenders in September to explore for gold in seven areas in Egypt's Eastern Desert and Marsa Alam regions in the south where it has identified deposits.

Barrick Gold was trading up 3.8% in heavy volumes in Toronto and African Barrick Gold shot up 8% after Barrick confirmed that it is in early talks with China National Gold Group regarding its 74% holding in ABG.

China's rapid expansion in the African continent brings both risk and peril to Western mining companies operating in the region.

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Columbia University, has some sobering thoughts for Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique.

A nightshift policeman hacked to death during clashes between rival unions brings to nine the number of fatalities at Lonmin's platinum mine in the North West province of South Africa.

South Africa’s third wealthiest man and mining entrepreneur, billionaire Christoffel Wiese, it is said to owe the country’s revenue agency (Sars) an estimated $250 million (R$2 billion) in unpaid taxes.

Canada’s Lucara Diamonds (TSX:LUC) shares went down over 3% on Friday after the company said it expected to sell 23% less diamonds this year from its flagship Karowe mine, in Botswana.

Gold producer Randgold Resources posted today strong results for its second quarter production and profits, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Mali – where it extract two-thirds of its gold output.

Shares of iron miner Bellzone were on the rise this morning after the company agreed to sell all of its share of output from the Forecariah mine in Guinea to commodities trading giant Glencore.