Rio Tinto brings forward Simandou iron ore production to 2025Rio owns two of four Simandou mining blocks as part of its Simfer joint venture with China's Chalco Iron Ore Holdings and the government of Guinea.Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 2:21 pm
Zambia’s president hopeful that trapped miners still aliveThe miners at Seseli Mine were trapped in three locations…Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 8:43 am
Congo government extends suspension of ERG’s Boss MiningThe company hasn’t yet addressed issues that led to property…Bloomberg News | December 4, 2023 | 8:40 am
Congo state miner and China’s CMOC reach agreement on royalties The agreement paves the way for the resumption of minerals exports from Tenke Fungurume. Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 7:12 am
Anglo American’s copper output up 28% in first quarter Production hit 178,100 tonnes of copper in Q1 mainly due to the ramp-up of its newly opened Quellaveco copper mine in Peru. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2023 | 3:53 am
Zimbabwe’s digital currency plan needs $100 million of gold Zimbabwe has been struggling to stem a decline in the currency in the nation where the US dollar is the unit of choice. Bloomberg News | April 24, 2023 | 10:17 am
Glencore CEO’s first big move: chasing mining’s toughest prize The bitter Teck-Glencore brawl is headed for a potential climax this week. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2023 | 12:15 pm
Zimbabwe to introduce gold-backed digital currency Zimbabwe will soon introduce a gold-backed digital currency meant to stabilize the local unit from its continued depreciation against the dollar. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2023 | 9:12 am
Asante Gold shuns ‘highly conditional’ takeover proposal from shareholder Fujairah The company said the proposal "fails to address Asante's near-term financing requirements." Staff Writer | April 21, 2023 | 9:13 am
Storm Mountain Diamonds finds giant pink rock in Lesotho The 108.39ct fancy pink diamond is said to be one of the largest roughs of the colour ever found in Africa, behind the 170ct “Lulo Rose”. Staff Writer | April 21, 2023 | 6:23 am
Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan The Japanese company said it will vote in favour of Teck's plan to create two separate companies next week. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2023 | 3:44 am
Fresh blow to cobalt bulls as prices sink below $20,000 With massive stockpiles from Tenke Fungurume in the DRC released for export, cobalt prices face further pressure. Frik Els | April 19, 2023 | 10:47 am