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NEP, ethical investors join miners’ quest for global tailings rules
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based industry group representing 27 major companies, said Wednesday it was working with the United Nations Environment...
Gold steadies after declining the most previous session
Gold steadied on Wednesday, after declining the most in nearly two weeks in the previous session, as a firm dollar offset bullion’s gains emanating...
Palladium prices drop the biggest in 2 years
Palladium prices plummeted around 7 percent on Wednesday, the biggest daily percentage drop in more than two years, as investors worried that prices had...
Oil prices mixed
Oil prices were mixed yesterday, with Brent extending the previous session’s rise, but gains were kept in check amid growing fears over the impact...
S.A Minerals Council seeks judicial review of mining charter
The industry body representing South African mining companies said on Wednesday it had filed an application for judicial review and setting aside certain clauses...
B2Gold goes ahead with $50 million expansion of Fekola mine
Mid-tier Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX:BTO)(NYSE: BTG) will invest $50 million expanding its 80%-owned Fekola mine in southwestern Mali, which could take the operation’s gold output to 7.5-million...
More than a third of gold mines in Congo exposed to Ebola
More than 35% of the gold mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at risk of being directly or indirectly affected by the...
Morocco to host largest mining convention
Under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of MoroccoThe Inaugural Marrakech Mining Convention (MMC 2019)“The new meeting place for the world’s...
Flaws in South Africa’s mining royalties system brought to spotlight
Today Corruption Watch (CW) launched its 2018 Mining Royalties Research Report, highlighting the complexities and challenges in the management and distribution of mining royalties...
Learmonth ups Caledonia stake
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (Caledonia) director MARK Learmonth has upped his stake in the
AIM-listed resources outfit after over 53 000 performance securities were offered...



