Maiden 44 Mt coal reserves at De Wittekrans Coal Project

The battery metal has slumped from a peak in late 2022 amid oversupply and weak demand from the electric vehicle sector.

In its Q3 results release, the company noted that the silver mine expansion is essentially complete at 99%.

The West African nation increasingly seeks new partners, such as Russia, in its mining sector.

The miners are in a standoff with police, who have blocked their supplies of food and water.