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...
Angola considering selling stake in national diamond company, Endiama
ANGOLA may sell shares in Endiama, its state-owned diamond company, said Bloomberg News citing the country's finance minister, Vera Daves de Sousa.
The disposal, which...
Basket case Zimbabwe still prospective whilst global economy pressures PGM supply
ZIMBABWE is proving an interesting place in the world of mining. Economically, it’s a 'basket-case', but miner optimism tends to be driven more by...
Severe weather dents Bushveld production target as firm looks to Covid-19-free...
BUSHVELD Minerals would rely on its working capital and revolving credit facilities to finance the business whilst it absorbed lower-than-projected sales this year, partly...
Important strides made in reaching zero carbon truck fleets by 2040,...
THE mining industry has made important strides this year in efforts to introduce a zero carbon truck fleet by 2040, said Reuters citing the...
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...
How do cobalt and nickel stack up in race to dominate...
THERE is agreement that battery metals of all stripes will benefit from the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). According to a report by Morgan...
Vedanta scores victory after Zambian Court of Appeal stays liquidation of...
THE winding up of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) was stayed by a Zambian court on November 20 allowing the company's shareholders, Vedanta and Zambia's...
Gamsberg production remains suspended whilst Vedanta searches for last missing miner
THE search for the last of 10 miners trapped at Vedanta Zinc International's (VZI) Gamsberg zinc mine was continuing and mining activity remained suspended,...
Trafigura to finance artisanal cobalt in supply agreement with DRC’s EGC
COMMODITIES trading house, Trafigura, has agreed a cobalt off-take agreement with Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state-owned company.
Trafigura...