Rio Tinto considers options to exit RBM
GLOBAL miner Rio Tinto is “evaluating its options” for its Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) titanium business and actively testing the market for its borates...
Sibanye-Stillwater starts talks with EU on ensuring Keliber’s viability
A DECISION on when to proceed with the third phase of the full €763m Keliber project in Finland, the refinery, is expected to be...
Winds turn more favourable for Harmony’s share price
THE challenges Harmony Gold Mining has been facing in recent months that have caused its share price to underperform its global peers, including AngloGold...
Implats weighs platinum growth projects in Zimbabwe
NO sector does a corporate faceplant quite like mining; tales of projects gone awry are legion.
One from Zimbabwe involves BHP's 10-year odyssey of misspend...
Paladin upgrades uranium guidance from Langer Heinrich
PALADIN Energy said on Friday it aimed to produce more uranium oxide from its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia that previously forecast following a...
Will BHP really bet on South African mining again?
SOUTH African mining is at one of those rare moments when its trajectory could tilt either way. There is talk of hope and renewal,...
Africa has turned the screw on its gold miners. Just ask...
RESOURCE nationalism is back in a big way in Africa's gold sector. The latest company to come under its eye is Gold Fields, where...
India-Zambia critical minerals talks stall over rights
INDIA'S efforts to secure critical minerals from Zambia have stalled after Lusaka withheld assurances over mining rights, two sources familiar with the matter told...
DRC to build strategic reserve of key minerals
THE Democratic Republic of Congo will establish a strategic reserve of cobalt, coltan and germanium, giving the central African country greater control over markets...
Angola targets 7% diamond output rise amid price slump
ANGOLA is targeting a 7% increase in diamond production this year, betting that higher volumes will offset a prolonged weakness in global prices, said...