B2Gold’s Goose project in Nunavut delayed to mid-2025B2Gold now expects to pour first gold at the Nunavut mine in the second quarter of 2025, ramping up to full production by year-end.Cecilia Jamasmie | May 8, 2024 | 3:44 am
Leo Lithium sells Mali project stake to Ganfeng for $342 millionA new mining code in Mali means the government's potential…Reuters | May 7, 2024 | 5:06 pm
Ganfeng seeks full control of lithium mine in MaliThe board of the miner approved the proposal to acquire…Bloomberg News | May 7, 2024 | 7:44 am
Bill Gates-backed mining startup wants to expand into Congo KoBold is exploring around the world for new deposits of metals that are key to the global green-energy transition. Bloomberg News | November 6, 2023 | 11:19 am
Botswana conducts due diligence on HB Antwerp stake, president says At the height of talks for a new sales contract with De Beers in March, Botswana announced a deal to become a shareholder in HB Antwerp. Reuters | November 6, 2023 | 9:53 am
Billionaire-owned Vedanta seals Zambian copper assets deal Vedanta and the Zambian government have sealed an agreement that restores the Indian company's ownership of Konkola Copper Mines. Reuters | November 6, 2023 | 9:20 am
Asante Gold announces extension to Grasshopper pit resource at Bibiani mine in Ghana Constrained indicated resources amounted to 1.88 million tonnes averaging 1.04 grams per tonne for 56,500 oz. of contained gold. Staff Writer | November 6, 2023 | 9:15 am
Ivanhoe records $108m third-quarter profit, shares up The Kamoa-Kakula copper complex sold 96,509 tonnes of payable copper in Q3 2023. Staff Writer | November 6, 2023 | 8:39 am
Zimbabwean miners set for big profit slump next year – report Last year Zimbabwe tripled the royalties platinum miners must pay the government to 7% and more than doubled those for lithium to 5%. Reuters | November 6, 2023 | 6:43 am
Vedanta posts loss on higher tax outgo and weak zinc prices The Indian unit of billionaire Anil Agarwal swung to a loss of $214 million in three months to September. Bloomberg News | November 4, 2023 | 12:45 pm
China’s grip on Africa’s minerals sparks a US response As part of its stated ambition to challenge China’s dominance, the Biden administration saw an opportunity to revitalize a century-old rail line linking key African mines to an Atlantic Ocean port. Bloomberg News | November 2, 2023 | 2:38 pm
De Beers agrees five-year wage deal with S.African union The agreement also allows for participation in Anglo American employee share ownership plans. Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 10:25 am