Cobalt mined by children may be in phones
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
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
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
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
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
Eskom is sourcing coal for its Arnot power station from a mine bought by the influential Gupta family.
Amplats returns to profit for FY13
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
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
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
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.