Africa Top Stories

Congo allows Zijin mine to resume operations, ministry letter says

Mining operations at COMMUS could resume as long as the company ensured radiation levels remained in line with standards.

Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 12:25 pm

SMX, Brinks to create new gold market standards

At the heart of the partnership lies SMX’s technology, which…

Staff Writer | May 13, 2024 | 11:15 am

Anglo American rejects BHP’s revised $43 billion proposal

Anglo American stated that the new offer was "highly unattractive"…

Staff Writer | May 13, 2024 | 8:21 am

Platinum’s shortage to persist as EV slowdown fuels demand

Demand for the metal in autocatalyst is expected to rise…

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2024 | 7:05 am

Platinum, palladium, rhodium prices seen down in 2024 despite deficit, Metals Focus says

Average prices are expected to fall this year compared with…

Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 6:53 am

MMG seals $1.9bn deal to buy Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana

MMG has been hunting for copper assets for more than a year, amid a surge in demand for the metal needed in green energy transition.

Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 3:41 pm

Liberia’s President-elect Boakai to review mining concessions

The West African country has rich mineral reserves of diamonds, gold and iron ore.

Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 12:49 pm

Rio Tinto to pay $28 million fine to settle US SEC fraud case

The defendants had been accused of deceiving investors about the value of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique.

Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 8:19 am

The link between mine waste and apartheid in South Africa

A new book shows how mine waste has perpetuated apartheid-like policies in South Africa.

Staff Writer | November 19, 2023 | 7:35 am

CMOC sees electricity as constraint on Congo expansion

To improve the power supply, CMOC has been looking to tap hydropower projects and other new energy sources.

Reuters | November 17, 2023 | 8:08 am

Wheaton Precious Metals secures $530m in existing streams

The miner will acquire existing royalty streams on Ivanhoe Mines’s Platreef project in South Africa.

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 10:45 am

Managem says water at cobalt mine safe, denies report on arsenic contamination

BMW sources a fifth of its cobalt supplies from Morocco.

Reuters | November 15, 2023 | 9:19 am

Atlantic Lithium shuns takeover by major African shareholder

In a budget speech on Wednesday, Ghana's finance minister said the project is expected to be a major contributor to the country's gross domestic product.

Staff Writer | November 15, 2023 | 8:56 am

Congo’s copper and cobalt trucks on move as strike ends

The drivers stopped shipping the green-energy metals from the mining hub of Kolwezi around the end of October.

Bloomberg News | November 14, 2023 | 11:00 am

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