Africa Top Stories

Botswana’s Debswana diamond sales fall 48% in first quarter

In the first quarter, Debswana sold diamonds worth $560.9 million, from $1.085 billion registered in the same period last year.

Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 8:36 am

Anglo starts formal divestment of coal, nickel after rebuffing BHP, CEO says

It is said that Anglo's five operating coal mines, development…

Reuters | May 30, 2024 | 10:35 am

How a rattled South Africa became Anglo’s best defence against BHP bid

More than 20% of Anglo shares are held by South…

Reuters | May 30, 2024 | 7:04 am

Billions in African gold smuggled to UAE each year — report

Illicit gold trade amounts to $23.7 billion-$35 billion annually based…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2024 | 5:42 am

Endeavour Mining begins commissioning Lafigue gold mine

First gold pour from the mine in Côte d’Ivoire is…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2024 | 3:43 am

Understanding how lithium-bearing pegmatites form is key to successful exploration efforts – study

Until a decade ago, lithium-cesium-tantalum pegmatites were often regarded as nothing more than a geological curiosity.

Staff Writer | November 21, 2023 | 6:06 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

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