January 21, 2013 S.Africa replaces India as China’s No 3 iron ore supplier South Africa overtook India to become China's third-biggest iron ore supplier in 2012, while Australia strengthened its dominant position as the major supplier to Beijing, data from customs showed on…
January 21, 2013 South Africa’s Gold Fields output hurt by strikes The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.
January 21, 2013 Study shows actual gold cash costs are 50% more than what is reported $1,170 vs $773.
January 21, 2013 Nevsun provides eritrea update Bisha Mine in western Eritrea continues operations as normal. Following reports of a small group of dissident soldiers taking-over the ministry of information building in the capital city of Asmara.
January 21, 2013 Mukuba Resources signs acquisition agreement to consolidate the Cominex copper project in the DRC Mukuba will acquire all of the copper assets held by Benzu Resources in the Katanga Copper Belt of the Democratic Republic of Congo in return for Mukuba shares.
January 18, 2013 A rumble in the jungle Reality TV series such as “Bamazon,” on the History Channel, or “Gold Rush” and “Jungle Gold” on the Discovery Channel, have elevated the global mining bonanza into living-room entertainment, write…
January 18, 2013 Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.
January 17, 2013 African Barrick’s 2012 output drops 9% The Tanzania-focused gold minhas suffered from three consecutive years of declining gold production
January 16, 2013 International watchdog exposes use of forced labour in Canadian-Eritrean gold project The group claims the Eritrean government has been using forced labour to construct a gold mine, in a joint venture with Canadian Nevsun Resources Ltd.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
