NEWS
TIMELINE: The battle for Simandou
Simandou in Guinea is home to the world’s richest untapped deposits of iron ore but legal wrangling, alleged corruption and the difficulty of access...
Another fatal shaft collapse in Bindura
Reports reaching Mining Zimbabwe say some artisanal miners have been trapped in a shaft at Gatawa Farm in Bindura.The farm belongs to Hon Mashonganyika....
11 of 22 Chinese miners trapped for over two weeks in gold mine rescued
Eleven miners who were trapped in a gold mine for more than two weeks in eastern China have been rescued, Chinese state media reported.Authorities...
Researchers use niobium, molybdenum to find heat-tolerant alloys for aircraft
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have measured what happens at the micro-level when pressure is applied on tiny samples of metals containing niobium...
Vale hires banks to sell coal assets in Mozambique
Vale SA has hired investment banks Barclays Plc and Standard Chartered to sell its Mozambique metallurgical and thermal coal mine and port project, three...
Gold’s allure set to continue
Uncertainty around the global economy will not only support gold as an asset class but also drive consumption of the precious metal, especially in...
Gold Panner Kills Friend In Fight Over Food
AN illegal gold panner has been arraigned in court accused of murdering his colleague in a brawl over food.Wilbert Mutemeri (43) of Chikondoma Village,...
Sibanye-Stillwater exceeds PGM, gold production guidance
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SGL) (NYSE: SBGL) announced that it's South African PGM operations exceeded by 9% the upper limit of its revised 2020 annual guidance...
Zesa Announces Load Shedding Timetable
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has announced that the country will experience power shortages due to a fault at one of the country’s...
‘The bucket is leaking’: Zambia opposition leader denounces debt-funded Mopani deal
Zambia’s main opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema criticised the government’s deal with Glencore on Thursday, comparing the economy to a leaky bucket broken by...



