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A ‘very different’ platinum market swings into 600,000oz deficit

South African output falls to 11-year low after labour unrest.

Frik Els | December 14, 2012 | 3:30 pm

Fantastic mining facts for the festive season

Mining IQ has published its 4th edition of the Weird and Wonderful World of Mining just in time for Christmas

Marc Howe | December 14, 2012 | 2:08 am

Centamin stock collapses after operations, gold exports halted by Cairo

Stock down 65% as 97 million shares are dumped.

Frik Els | December 13, 2012 | 7:06 pm

Botswana Diamonds detects 13 new diamond targets

Botswana Diamonds, the Diamond exploration company, has identified 13 specific sites in the north east of Botswana believed to contain diamond kimberlites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 6:14 pm

Iron ore price highest since July as China cranks out 16% more steel and stockpiles hit 2-year low

Port ore stockpiles are down 25% since February peak and imports are up 17%.

Frik Els | December 11, 2012 | 8:22 pm

Rio Tinto and Anglo sell Palabora to Chinese group

Mining giants Rio Tinto and Anglo American are selling a 74.5% shareholding in the South African copper company Palabora Mining to a consortium of Chinese and South African firms, in a deal valued at about $611 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 3:40 pm

Glencore-Xstrata deal hits South African snag

Glencore has extended the deadline to complete takeover of Xstrata (LON:XTA) by a month after South African power utility Eskom expressed worries about its coal supplies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 12:25 pm

Resource nationalism is miners’ number one fear and major threat to global security — report

Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 10, 2012 | 4:17 pm

Global mining sector shows mild improvement as key activity index hits six month peak

Aggregate market cap also reaches highest point since April

Marc Howe | December 6, 2012 | 2:44 am

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