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Barrick swims against rising tide of resource nationalism in Zambia
Barrick Gold has warned that Zambia’s proposed tax changes will put the company’s Lumwana copper mining operations in peril. And…
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AngloGold faces South African dilemma as M&A gold rush quickens
Two decades ago, Anglo American Plc created the world’s No. 1 gold miner by merging its South African assets. Having…
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Uganda risks becoming hub for gold smugglers
Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum has raised a red flag on the increasing criminality in the gold industry. Speaking…
6 days ago
Newmont to buy Goldcorp in U.S.$10 billion deal
Newmont Mining Corp says it will buy smaller rival Goldcorp Inc in a deal valued at $10 billion, creating the…
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Vedanta tells top English court pollution case should be heard in Zambia
Lawyers for Vedanta Resources told England’s Supreme Court on Tuesday that a case raised against the mining company by nearly…
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Goldman models risk of 1000 bps Eskom blowout for South Africa
Investment bank Goldman Sachs said South Africa’s rand could tumble 3.5 percent if state-run power utility Eskom suffers a major…
2 weeks ago
Tanzania fines Acacia Mining for breaching environmental regulations
Acacia Mining said on Thursday the Tanzanian government has fined the miner 300 million Tanzanian shillings ($129,143.35), two days after…
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Sibanye-Stillwater expects gold output to miss forecast amid wage strike
Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday its bullion output in 2018 would be lower than forecast after almost half of the employees…
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Mining growth to remain strong in 2019 – Namibia
Despite the local economy going through a rough patch, recording a negative growth of -0,8% during the third quarter of…
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How illicit trade is affecting gold sector
While anti-graft organisations including the Inspectorate of Government and Ethics ministry deal with corruption-related cases, there is less scrutiny on…
