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Centamin sees mineral resources more than doubling in Côte d’Ivoire

The miner has added 780,000 indicated ounces of gold to its Doropo project in Cote d’Ivoire, taking the its overall resource to over 2 million ounces.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2019 | 7:26 am

Miners vs African governments: The fight’s just getting started

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo issued a firm warning: stop expecting…

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2019 | 12:16 pm

At least 23 illegal Zimbabwean gold miners feared dead after shafts flooded

Small-scale gold producers, including illegal miners, accounted for nearly 60…

Reuters | February 14, 2019 | 10:59 am

Famed Cullinan mine banks on big diamonds to drive down debt

It could take 'between five and 10 years' to clear…

Reuters | February 14, 2019 | 10:35 am

Sibanye-Stillwater may cut nearly 6,000 jobs in gold shake-up

Sibanye-Stillwater said it had entered into talks with stakeholders on…

Reuters | February 14, 2019 | 10:06 am

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South Africa drops Lonmin miners’ murder charges

South African prosecutors have temporarily withdrawn murder charges against the 270 miners accused Thursday of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, but warned they could be recharged when inquiries were complete.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2012 | 4:12 pm

South African strikes spread, hit Gold Fields

Mining workers dissatisfaction in South Africa has now hit the country's second-largest gold producer, Gold Fields Ld. as about 12,000 employees downed tools at the KDC mine, on Johannesburg's West Rand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2012 | 2:09 pm

Macabre twist: Lonmin protesters who survived massacre face murder charges

Two weeks after South African police opened fire on a group of 3,000 workers and killed 34 people protesting at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, prosecutors are bringing murder charges against a unexpected group of suspects: the miners themselves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2012 | 7:13 pm

Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss commodity trader and the coal giant down the slope Thursday in London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2012 | 1:01 pm

Australia pushes for expansion into African mining

Australia's political and business leaders signaled their emphatic support for the country's increased involvement in the African mining sector at a conference in Perth on Thursday.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 1:21 am

Talks start after deadly Lonmin strike in S. Africa

Managers, unions and workers at the troubled platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, started talks with South African government mediators on Wednesday as thousands of miners continued a strike that has left 44 dead.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2012 | 1:32 pm

Perseus Mining reports maiden profit of $52.5 million

Gold miner Perseus Mining (ASX & TSX:PRU) reported Tuesday a maiden profit of A$52.4-million for the 12 months ended June, after the company reported its first half year of commercial production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 4:36 pm

S. Africa gold mining shares knocked by wage hike demands

South Africa's gold mining companies have been hit by union demands for wage hikes but the industry has little room to budge as current collective agreements do not expire until the middle of next year, the country's chamber of mines said.

Business Report | August 28, 2012 | 4:27 pm

Paragon Diamond gets $10 million to finish its Lesotho mine

Paragon Diamonds (LON:PRG) has signed a financing agreement for its Motete Dyke project in Lesotho, paving the way for production to start in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 4:05 pm

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