Vedanta to fight on after losing appeal over Zambia pollution claim
VEDANTA and its subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), said they had not given up a legal challenge against a High Court judgment that allows...
Alphamin expects to close $80m debt for Bisie next week
ALPHAMIN, the Toronto-listed company developing the Bisie tin project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), expected to close an $80m fund-raising programme next...
Vedanta registers lower half-year base metals output at Zambia, SA
METAL production at Vedanta's Zambia copper operations recovered about a fifth in the second quarter, but it was not enough to prevent a hefty...
First Quantum agrees power levy with Zambia, retains output guidance
FIRST Quantum Minerals (First Quantum) said it was on course to meet quarterly production guidance from its Zambian operations Kansanshi and Sentinel after reaching...
Australia’s Orion Minerals applies for JSE listing
AUSTRALIAN base metals exploration firm, Orion Minerals, said it had applied for a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange which would expand its...
North Kivu safer than Johannesburg says DRC tin miner Alphamin
Canadian-listed Alphamin Resources hoped to finalise the remaining funding required to build the Bisie tin mine in the North Kivu province of the Democratic...
Glencore pumps up the jam as battle for C&A intensifies
Glencore added another $100m to its offer for Rio Tinto's Australian coal assets, Coal & Allied (C&A) and said it would forfeit the premium...
Vedanta to increase copper ouput from Zambia mines in 2017
VEDANTA Resources is planning to improve production at its Zambian Konkola Copper mines after a difficult full year to March 2017 in which mined...
First Quantum overhang to end as Zambia relents on fraud claim
PRESSURE on shares in First Quantum Minerals would be lifted if Zambia's president, Edgar Lungu, asks his country's legal authorities to drop a fraud...
Jan Nelson back in the mining game once more
After quitting London-listed junior miner Xtract Resources last September - and moving to Paternoster on the West Coast to set up a...