Zambia miners seek election boost for copper drive
MINING companies in Zambia are pressing for stronger incentives on mineral processing, revived exploration and expanded power generation ahead of next week's elections, Reuters...
Glencore weighs restart of South African coal projects
GLENCORE said it would consider restarting coal projects in South Africa as rail export capacity was restored to as much as 70 million tons...
Glencore targets ASX listing as energy drives profit surge
GLENCORE is to pay a special interim cash payment of about $1bn and announced a $500m share buy-back following a strong half-year showing driven...
Lithium mining stirs backlash from SA farmers
LITHIUM mining for batteries is becoming a pillar of South Africa's plan to harness the global shift to green energy, but faces resistance from...
Rio Tinto unlikely to revive Glencore talks
A STANDSTILL preventing Rio Tinto from approaching Glencore about a takeover expires this week, but those briefed by senior executives do not expect renewed...
South32’s long road from ‘crapco’ to copper
MATT Daley, the Australian-born CEO of South32, takes over a company far simpler in structure than the demerged assets bequeathed to his compatriot, Graham...
Anglo boss admits diamond industry misread lab-grown threat
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad acknowledged De Beers and the wider diamond industry underestimated the disruption caused by laboratory-grown gems, the Financial Times reported...
Namibia’s gold rush is intact thanks to Wia, B2Gold
NAMIBIA'S gold industry is entering a defining period. Between now and 2030, billions of dollars in investment, several major discoveries and a fresh government...
China may be pulling back from mining M&A
CHINA'S largest metals groups have spent nearly two decades as some of the mining industry's most aggressive dealmakers, ploughing billions of dollars into assets...
Mali plans infrastructure projects from $800m mining fund
MALI could leverage revenues from its overhauled mining sector to raise up to 500 billion CFA francs ($883.1 million) for energy, water and transport...