MANARA Minerals is said to be closing in on a deal to buy a minority stake in Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian ...

SOUTH African mines minister Gwede Mantashe urged China to contribute to the government’s R400m minerals development fund and ...

IRON ore futures fluctuated around $106 a ton in Singapore after slumping 1.5% on Tuesday reflecting volatility in the ...

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Antamina Zinc Mine in Peru, one of the world's largest THE zinc market is heading for a much greater supply deficit than previously forecast owing to a squeeze on raw materials, said Reuters on ...

THE gold price would rally towards $2,800 per ounce and break through $3,000 next year as central banks led by the US Federal Reserve embraced monetary policy easing, said UBS, the Swiss bank. A ...

THE Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to diversify its critical minerals industry by introducing new operators which will also allow it to improve processes including tax collection. Bloomberg ...

CHINA’S Zijin Mining Group is to buy the Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana from US miner Newmont Corp. for $1bn, said Reuters citing an announcement from the companies on Wednesday. The sale is a part ...

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WEST African Resources (WAF) said on Tuesday it had received assurance from the Burkina Faso government that its mining licence would not be withdrawn. This follows comments by Ibrahim Traore, Burkina ...

O ne of the pleasures of having grandchildren is watching nature programmes with them. I have learned recently of Sicyopterus stimpsoni, a fish that scales 100 metre waterfalls to reach fresh water ...

THERE might be one more opportunity for Anglo American to sell off more shares in Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) before it demerges the company “during the course of next year”, according to Anglo ...