Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm

Ghana seeking strategic partner to rebuild VALCO aluminum smelter

Ghana is on a roadshow to find a strategic partner to rebuild state-owned smelter.

Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 9:53 am

Guinea extends deadline for bauxite miners to present refinery plans

Country's junta has given bauxite mining companies 10 days to present a timeline for the construction of alumina refineries.

Reuters | June 10, 2022 | 7:12 am

Workers at Rusal’s Guinea bauxite mine end strike, obtain salary rise

The workers at COBAD went on strike on May 26 to demand better pay and conditions.

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 9:50 am

Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant.

Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Rusal calls strike at Guinea bauxite mine ‘illegal’

The workers at COBAD are demanding better working conditions and a salary increase.

Reuters | May 26, 2022 | 8:04 am

Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions

Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.

Henry Lazenby in Cape Town, South Africa | May 12, 2022 | 5:14 am