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Tax war won at cost
Last year it was the Democratic Republic of Congo. This year it is Zambia.Both African countries have driven through draconian changes to their mineral...
Palladium hits record high
Palladium hit a record high on Tuesday, surging above $1,550 as a threatened strike by South African mineworkers added to supply risk concerns in...
Beny Steinmetz makes Guinea comeback in Sarkozy-brokered deal
Israeli mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz is making a dramatic return to Guinea after the billionaire ended a bitter dispute with the West African country...
Mick Davis to mine Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit
Niron Metals, headed by the former boss of Xstrata Mick Davis, will develop Guinea's Zogota iron ore deposit, previously owned by BSG Resources (BSGR).The...
Barrick makes hostile $17.8 billion bid for Newmont
Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world’s second-largest bullion producer, is going hostile in its bid to acquire U.S. rival Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) and create...
Gold price rises
Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar fell against the yuan after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would delay an increase in...
RioZim thermal power project to take off
RIOZIM has signed an exclusivity agreement with a Chinese state-owned firm Power China for the construction of a 2000-megawatt (MW) thermal power station in...
AMCU strike undermines the struggling mining sector- Minerals Council
The Minerals Council South Africa on Friday expressed its concern about the consequences of The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union’s (AMCU’s) planned secondary strikes at mining companies where the...
South Africa mining strike to spread to at least 15 firms — Minerals Council
At least 15 mining firms in South Africa have received notices of strikes to be held next week in support of colleagues at Sibanye-Stillwater...
20 killed near Mutanda Mine
About 20 people died on Wednesday when a truck carrying acid to Glencore's Mutanda Mine in Democratic Republic of Congo collided with two other...
Artisanal miners exposed to many dangers
Following the Battlefields national disaster, which claimed the lives of more than 50 artisanal miners, there has been growing calls that the sector needs...
Cabinet approves ZMDC unbundling
Cabinet on Tuesday approved the unbundling of state mining arm – the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) into four mineral specific units as efforts...