Clashes erupt in Congo ahead of vote results
Clashes have erupted between protesters and security forces in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo as diplomats scrambled to defuse tensions ahead of the country's full election results.
Target state mining firms, says Brian Menell
Mining executives should focus less on social responsibility programmes and more on engagement with state mining companies to deal with resource nationalism, says Brian Menell.
South Korean firm joins SA rare earth project
South Korea's state-run Korea Resources Corporation has reached a definitive agreement to take part in a large-scale rare earth element development project in South Africa.
Sierra Leone shields coveted forest from mining
Sierra Leone has conferred protected national park status on a remote tract of forest that has attracted attention for its iron ore mining potential.
MPRDA changes on hold for ANC mines plan
Draft versions of the amended Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act will not be finalised prior to the ANC National Policy Conference in June 2012.
Rio Tinto to invest $2.7bn more in smelter
Global miner Rio Tinto says it will invest an additional $2.7bn to modernise its Kitimat aluminium smelter in Canada's British Columbia.
Gold hits 2-week high on gains in equities, euro
Gold has hit a 2-week high as gains in equities and the euro prompt buying from speculators, after central banks took action to prevent the euro-zone debt crisis from igniting a global meltdown.
China aluminium capacity to rise 60% by 2015
China's annual capacity of primary aluminium may rise by 60% in coming four years, says an industry official.
Zambia not keen on mine windfall tax
Zambia will not re-introduce a mine windfall tax it abolished in 2009, says its Finance Minister.
Sierra Leone to post mining revenues online
Sierra Leone will soon launch a public website to detail mining revenues in an effort to ensure that an expected resource bonanza is handled transparently, officials say.