Surge in resource nationalism blind to the consequences
Investors in a number of mining companies operating in Africa – including Randgold Resources, Acacia Mining and Ivanhoe Mines – have had some unpleasant surprises...
Kimberley licence award shifted the debate on ‘zama-zamas’
After years of protests and stand-offs with police and security guards, the June victory which saw thousands of zama-zamas (artisanal and illegal miners) in...
Congo wobble creates credibility problem for its miners
S&P Global Market Intelligence stated in a report in March that global spending on the search for non-ferrous metals rose to an estimated $8.4bn...
Predatory Mining Charter draft a major negative for junior miners
South African mining companies say that the new iteration of the Mining Charter will have a greater dilutory impact on capital providers’ returns than...
Drop in African junior mining activity concerns Master Drilling CEO
Junior mining and exploration activity in Africa had dropped off materially over the past five years and that development had negative medium and long-term...
Mantashe, the Mining Charter, and the power of balance: Part 2
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Mantashe’s Mining Charter redraft, published June 15, is not without its problems. Far from it.
While the draft charter was “…...
Mantashe, the Mining Charter, and the power of balance: Part 1
One commentator described South African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, as "a brawler" on news of his appointment in February. While that may be, what’s...
Glencore’s Congo handbrake proves a poser for investors
Glencore is in the pound seats when it comes to supplying cobalt to the electric battery market and all the other transistor-powered tools of...
Seabed mining the next frontier as DeepGreen trawls Pacific for copper
DeepGreen Metals, which plans to extract copper, cobalt, zinc and manganese from the seabed in the Pacific Ocean, says it is making steady progress...
The day South32 put M&A firmly back on the industry’s radar
SOUTH32's $1.3bn cash offer for Arizona Mining, a base metals exploration firm, feels like a significant moment for the Perth-listed company which, no matter...