mining

26 illegal diggers out on bail as 400 languish behind bars

Cape Town – Twenty-six illegal miners have been granted bail, while more than 400 remain in custody following a... Read more

5 Aug, 2025

Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds blame a weakening US dollar and uncertainty over US trade tariffs for its... Read more

30 Jul, 2025

Gaborone – Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African... Read more

28 Jun, 2025

Niamey – Niger’s ruling military junta on Thursday announced that it was nationalising a unit of French uranium company... Read more

20 Jun, 2025

Harmony Gold has lost an appeal against a ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration in the... Read more

19 Jun, 2025

Soweto – Soweto’s children call it the “yellow mountain”: for decades, a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake... Read more

13 Jun, 2025

Westonaria – Damage to a mine shaft kept 260 miners stuck in a gold mine outside Johannesburg overnight, the... Read more

23 May, 2025

A three-year study of 11 mining companies has found they failed to meet the promises made in their Social... Read more

15 May, 2025

Lima – Thirteen people were found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped days earlier in the... Read more

5 May, 2025

Bamako – Mali on Tuesday closed the Bamako office of Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold over a tax dispute, Malian... Read more

16 Apr, 2025