Zimbabwe could be banned from the world diamond market if a report on human rights violations at one of the country's notorious diamond fields is considered.

Cement maker, Athi River Mining's pre-tax profit for the first nine months of the year rose 33 per cent.

Birim North Umbrella Youth Association, a group made up of 13 recognized youth groups in communities in the Birim North District, has called for the granting of mining licence to Newmont Ghana Gold Limited to mine gold deposits in the

The House of Representatives Thursday resolved to investigate the Interim Management Committee of Ajaokuta Steel Company and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe over what it described as 'massive looting' of equipment at both companies.

Australian integrated energy developer, Aviva, has spent more than P3.3 million bringing its Mmamantswe coal project to Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) stage, thus fulfilling the requirements of an agreement with the owner of the project's prospecting licences.

STEEL MAKER ArcelorMittal SA "could neither confirm nor deny" its interest in bidding for Scaw Metals, the Anglo American subsidiary being put up for sale, ArcelorMittal SA CEO Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita said yesterday.

THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has prodded the media to play its advocacy role in the utilisation of minerals and other natural resources in Africa so that benefits can trickle down to the people.

Kenya's hope for titanium billions were shattered on Thursday after the Jinchuan Group - the Chinese company that was to buy a controlling stake in the mines from Canada's Tiomin Resources -- abandoned the deal, citing lack of full disclosure

A coalition of civil society groups on Thursday called for urgent action on Zimbabwe from the international diamond trade monitor, the Kimberley Process (KP), saying inaction will compromise the group's efforts to eradicate the global trade in conflict diamonds.

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, scheduled to meet in Swakopmund, Namibia, from November 2 to 5, 2009, should immediately suspend Zimbabwe for continuing human rights abuses and widespread smuggling in the Marange diamond fields, Human Rights Watch said today. The

Several students in Tiira parish in Busitema Busia district have withdrawn from schools by their parents to go and working g in the gold mining fields.

Tata steel and Australia's Riversdale Mining Ltd. will invest $270 million to develop a coal mine in Mozambique.