December 21, 2011
Petra sells 4.8 carat blue diamond for $1.45mn
The African-focused diamond miner has sold its 4.8 carat blue diamond, produced from South Africa's famous Cullinan mine, for $1.45 million.
December 21, 2011
The African-focused diamond miner has sold its 4.8 carat blue diamond, produced from South Africa's famous Cullinan mine, for $1.45 million.
December 21, 2011
The miner said the $1 billion Kolomela iron ore mine in South Africa has exported its first shipment, putting the project ahead of schedule and on track to achieve full…
December 21, 2011
AngloGold Ashanti (ANG), Africa's largest gold producer, now holds a 19.9% stake in exploration and development company Mariana Resources.
December 21, 2011
DiamondCorp (LON: DCP) said today its latest drilling at Jwaneng South in Botswana had recovered 23 macro diamonds of mostly clear gem quality.
December 20, 2011
Concerned about the un-taxed export of byproducts refined from platinum, the Zimbabwean government is considering drafting laws that would force platinum mining companies to set up refineries.
December 20, 2011
Several industry sources say the miner is considering selling its majority stake in the Amapa iron ore operation in Brazil to focus on its flagship Minas-Rio growth project.
December 19, 2011
First Uranium said it plans to lay off up to 1,850 employees at its Ezulwini Mine in South Africa.
December 19, 2011
The miner has delayed the first shipment from its Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone to January to allow it to use larger supramax sized vessels instead of handymax…
December 17, 2011
Conflict diamonds are to be used to fund a new campaign of violence by President Robert Mugabe's regime against his political opponents in Zimbabwe as elections loom.
December 16, 2011
After discovering a significant deposit in the Ivory Coast, Occidental Gold, a unit of Australia's Perseus Mining said it will seek a mining licence from the West African state.
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