FIRST Quantum Minerals CEO Tristan Pascall said he would assess “the potential benefits of a minority stake sale in Zambia” ...

A COURT in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were ...

HUMMINGBIRD Resources said it had agreed to pay Mali $16.4m and waived VAT claims worth another $16m in return for the ...

BARRICK Gold said on Monday it would have “no choice” but to temporarily suspend Loulo-Gounkoto if Mali’s government failed to lift new restrictions placed on the Mali mine “within the coming week”.

GOLD is expected to average $2,795 per ounce this year continuing the gains of last year, said the Financial Times. Purchases of the metal will be driven by central bank buying and the Donald Trump ...

MINING tailings is lucrative business for those who get the technology right. DRDGold is the established brand in the industry, but rivals such as Jubilee Metals and Sylvania Platinum are in its ...

EXXARO Resources said last year it will press on with plans to diversify production into “green metals”. In the case of the JSE coal miner, read manganese — which is used to make steel and also has a ...

Marna Cloete, President at Ivanhoe Mines attends the Platinum Group Metals (PGMS) Industry Day in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee MARNA Cloete is accustomed to the ...

DE Beers has amassed a stockpile of diamonds worth $2bn – the largest since the 2008 world financial crisis – following a period of prolonged poor demand. The Financial Times said diamonds were under ...

CHROME saved the day for resource group Tharisa, which registered a 28% decline in its average platinum group metal (PGM) price during its 2024 financial year ended September. Comprising 68% of ...

EARLY anecdotal evidence points to a “pleasing” improvement in polished diamond sales since Thanksgiving in the US. This will come as a boost for Anglo American, which needs an improvement in the ...

ZAMBIA has imposed a shock 15% export duty on precious gemstones adding further pressure on Gemfields which operates the country’s Kagem emerald mine. Sean Gilbertson, CEO of Gemfields said in an ...