UN reports 6,000 children forced into gold mining in Mali amid...
CHILD trafficking is on the rise in Mali as a result of conflict and the Covid-19 pandemic which has closed schools with an estimated...
Caledonia equips Blanket mine extension shaft for $60m ahead of higher...
CALEDONIA Mining said it had finished equipping the central shaft extension at its Blanket mine which would increase production of the operation to about...
Dividend-paying Sibanye-Stillwater a totem of risk and reward enticing new investment...
THE rehabilitation of the mining sector has been remarkable since 2017 when it racked up a fifteenth straight year of under-performance.
It’s a recovery from over-spend...
Barrick Gold “monitoring” Zambia, weighs expansion opportunities for Lumwana
BARRICK Gold said it was keeping tabs on developments in Zambia as it sought expansion opportunities for Lumwana, its 100%-owned, 160 million pound a...
Gold smuggling worth $1.5bn in Zimbabwe as small scale miners circumvent...
REGULATIONS in Zimbabwe that force gold producers to sell their bullion to the central bank is encouraging gold smuggling worth about $1.5bn annually, said...
Pressure growing on gold mining firms to up game in GHG...
PRESSURE is increasing on the world's gold mining sector to improve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, said Reuters.
Citing data from an ESG consultancy, Skarn...
Vaccine news weakens case for gold, re-rating of AngloGold shares after...
THE hoped-for re-rating of shares in AngloGold Ashanti has not yet materialised with the prospect of gold price weakness undercutting the company’s excellent third...
Egypt awards exploration blocks to Centamin, B2Gold, and Barrick Gold
EGYPT has awarded 82 exploration blocks to 11 companies in an international bid round for mineral exploration, said Reuters which cited the country's petroleum...
De Montessus says Teranga deal ends M&A push, dismisses risk of...
FOLLOWING an incident-filled 12 months, which Endeavour Mining looks set to end scoring two out of three proposed takeover deals, CEO Sébastien De Montessus,...
Endeavour Mining joins ranks of top gold producers after announcing Teranga...
ENDEAVOUR Mining has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Teranga Mining through a plan of arrangement which represents a 5.1% premium as of the...