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Botswana Diamonds finishes drilling at Thorny River project
Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said Thursday it had concluded drilling on the Frischgewaagt and Hartbeesfontein farms, which form part of its Thorny River diamond project in South...
World Diamond Council advocates for Africa’s artisanal diamond miners at international forum
During her opening address at the 6th Forum of the Africa-Belgium Business Week, Marie-Chantal Kaninda, executive director of the World Diamond Council, told global...
Goldcorp shareholders approve Newmont’s $10B takeover offer
Goldcorp shareholders approved Newmont Mining Corp's $10 billion takeover offer on Thursday, removing one of the last remaining hurdles to create the world's largest...
Power clinging seed in ZMF shambles
The high court of Zimbabwe recently announced that the elections that brought Henrietta Rushwaya to the helm of Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) were questionable....
Rushwaya challenges high court order
ZIMBABWE Miners’ Federation (ZMF) president, Ms Henrietta Rushwaya, has appealed to the Supreme Court against a recent High Court order which stripped her of...
Caledonia declares quarterly dividend of 6.875 cents per share
Rudairo MapurangaThe body of directors Caledonia Mining Corporation on Tuesday declared a dividend of six and seven United States cents (USD 0.06875) on each...
Gold steadies as dip in dollar offsets rising equities
Gold prices steady on Wednesday as a weaker dollar offset pressure on the metal, which recovered from a four-week low in the previous session,...
Gold miners ordered to pay rates in forex
BUBI Rural District Council (RDC) is now demanding that mining companies operating in the gold rich area pay 55 percent of their rates in...
Uganda seeks again to redevelop defunct Kilembe copper mine
The Uganda government is making another attempt to reopen a defunct copper mine estimated to contain 4 million tonnes of ore, it said on...
Iron ore prices shift structurally higher on Vale woes
Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the likely temporary weather-related disruptions from...



