Friedland forges on with reopening of century-old Congo mine
MINING entrepreneur Robert Friedland’s tour de force in developing mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached a new milestone this week...
Panama considers reopening of First Quantum copper mine
WORLD copper supply could receive a boost after Panama said it would conduct an environmental audit that could lead to the re-opening of the...
Congo starts selling copper/cobalt from JVs for first time
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has started selling copper for the first time with a number of bids from traders being considered, said Bloomberg...
Bushveld lives to mine another day after bail out
ENBATTLED vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals has survived to fight another day thanks to negotiating a revised financing deal with major supporter the OMF Fund...
Implats hit by illegal strike at troubled Bafokeng mine
AN illegal work stoppage has taken place since Thursday, June 27 at the North Shaft of Impala Platinum’s (Implats) Impala Bafokeng BRPM operation resulting...
Sibanye-Stillwater throws lifeline to Free State gold mine
SIBANYE-Stillwater has decided to continue with mining operations at its Beatrix 1 shaft in South Africa's Free State province on condition it reports no...
Endeavour pours first gold at ‘sector-leading’ Lafigué
LONDON- and Toronto-listed gold producer Endeavour Mining has held the first gold pour at its new Lafigué mine in Côte d’Ivoire on budget and...
US backed Mercuria attempt to buy ERG’s Congo copper mines
FIERCE competition between the US and China for critical minerals resulted in "an unusual" US initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to...
Grosvenor suspension could delay sale of Anglo’s met coal mines
ANGLO American's plans to sell its metallurgical coal mines in Australia could be delayed by the suspension of mining at Grosvenor, one of the...
Orion raises R92m for copper studies amid spike in SA optimism
ASX- and JSE-listed junior copper miner Orion Minerals (Orion) is raising a further A$7.7m (about R92.3m) through the issue of 513 million shares at...