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Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in England – Supreme Court
Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have the right to sue mining company Vedanta in the English courts, London's Supreme Court said on Wednesday, raising the...
Zimbabwe mulls ‘use it or lose it’ approach to mining rights
Zimbabwe may withdraw mining rights from companies that take too long to dig for minerals, the deputy mines minister said on Wednesday, part of...
Ivanhoe execs brief Congo president on progress of massive copper project
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) issued a media statement this week saying that a few of the company's top executives met with Félix Tshisekedi, the...
Don’t bet on platinum miners boosting supply on price surge
The recent jump in platinum-group metals prices is boosting miners’ profits, but that doesn’t mean they are likely to increase supply anytime soon, according...
World’s biggest platinum miner braces for tough wage talks
The world’s biggest platinum producer is preparing for tough wage negotiations as higher metal prices spur labor union demands.Talks over a new three-year industry...
South Africa’s carbon tax could cost Amplats $21m a year from 2021 – CEO
South Africa's new carbon tax could cost Anglo American Platinum up to $21 million a year from 2021 its chief executive said on Tuesday,...
Niger to pay $14.5m for 10% of GoviEx’s Madaouela uranium project
Niger’s Ministry of Mines issued a letter supporting the negotiations between Canada’s GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) and the country’s federal government regarding the Madaouela...
Firestone finds another massive diamond at Lesotho mine
Africa-focused Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) has dug up a 72-carat yellow, whole makeable diamond at its Liqhobong Mine in Lesotho, the second one over 70-carat it...
Investors with $10 trillion in assets pressure miners over tailings safety
The Investor Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative has requested that over 600 resource companies, including major miners, reveal the safety records of their waste storage facilities,...
Barrick upbeat about new DRC president’s stance on mining, investment
Barrick Gold’s (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD) executive chairman, John Thornton, said Wednesday he was encouraged by the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) newly elected president Felix Tshisekedi’s vision...
MMG joins Glencore, ERG reviewing Congo plans after tax hike
Yet another foreign miner in the Democratic Republic of Congo is reviewing its future production plans after the government increased taxes and removed investor...
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...
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