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Cobalt mined by children may be in phones

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Cobalt used in batteries for phones, laptops and electric vehicles might be from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo that use child labour.

ARM, Amplats Modikwa drilling halted

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African Rainbow Minerals and Anglo American Platinum stopped drilling at a second site at its Modikwe Platinum Mine owing to community opposition.

BHP’s Mackenzie pay cut 43% in 2015

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BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie's remuneration fell 43% this year following weakness in the commodity market that saw the group's profits tumble.

Namibia diamonds out price neighbours

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Namibia said what it didn't have in terms of diamond quantity, it made up in quality with its gems selling for $450 per carat.

Petmin shrugs off lower anthracite sales

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Petmin shrugged off the effects of lower demand for anthracite to post a strong 29% increase in interim profit.

Gupta’s Optimum supplying Eskom’s Arnot

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Eskom is sourcing coal for its Arnot power station from a mine bought by the influential Gupta family.

Amplats returns to profit for FY13

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One-off restructuring costs and a write-down impacted on Amplats' full-year figures but higher volumes and a weaker rand helped it into a profit.

Murowa seeks to lift diamond output fourfold

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The former unit of Rio Tinto Group in Zimbabwe, Murowa Diamonds, plans to expand output of rough diamonds fourfold this year.

Gold One to bid for balance of Goliath shares

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Goliath Gold has received notice of a proposed cash bid by 72% shareholder, Gold One, for the shares in the firm it doesn't already own.

US firms fail to monitor African conflict minerals

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US firms failed to meet rules that require them to monitor if their products contain minerals from war-torn Africa, said two human rights groups.