Chinese lab-grown diamonds ride AI wave
LAB-grown diamonds, long synonymous with jewellery, are finding an unexpected second market as cooling components in artificial intelligence semiconductors, driving sharp share price gains...
Beleaguered Copper 360 loses less, promises more
SHARES in Copper 360 gained 8% in early Johannesburg trade but there's a long, long way to go before the junior miner recaptures investor...
Rio Tinto faces Madagascar rare earths lawsuit
MORE than 6,000 villagers living near Rio Tinto's ilmenite and monazite mine in Madagascar are preparing to sue the company over alleged environmental contamination,...
Zijin’s $4bn bid for Allied Gold in jeopardy amid Mali concerns
REGULATORS in China could derail Zijin Gold International's proposed $4bn takeover of Allied Gold, casting doubt on the Hong Kong-listed firm's first major deal...
Pan African deepens Aussie expansion with A$15m CuFe stake
PAN African Resources surged into net cash in the second half of its 2026 financial year amid record gold production and despite mining inflation...
Nersa tariff saves jobs at Glencore ferrochrome smelters
AFTER months of uncertainty, the threat of job losses has been lifted from employees at the ferrochrome smelters of Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture.
This was...
Petra Diamonds puts Finsch mine into business rescue
THE continuing grim conditions in the global diamond business have claimed another South African victim in the form of Petra Diamond’s Finsch mine in...
Can Afrimat put its year from hell behind it?
AFRIMAT CEO Andries van Heerden is optimistic that the business will look significantly better by the end of the financial year
Afrimat has just had...
Alvarez & Marsal opens first African office in Cape Town
CONSULTANCY firm Alvarez & Marsal has opened its first African office in Cape Town, targeting a continent attracting growing investor interest as competition between...
Giyani Metals seeks partners for $535m Botswana mine
GIYANI Metals said on Thursday a proposed $535m manganese project in Botswana had "strong economics" ahead of progressing talks with strategic partners.
A definitive feasibility...