Labor dispute keeps 540 South African miners stuck undergroundWorkers at the Modder East operation near Johannesburg were kept underground after the night shift ended by the AMCU.Bloomberg News | October 23, 2023 | 10:31 am
Kazakh miner ERG plans $800 million revamp of DRC copper, cobalt mineThe project includes the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant at…Reuters | October 20, 2023 | 9:17 am
Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in UgandaThe Makuutu project has a geology similar to southern China's…Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2023 | 6:08 am
Congo sees deal on $6bn China mining contract overhaul this year The government is in active talks with representatives of Sicomines. Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 7:44 am
GoviEx sells Falea uranium project in Mali GoviEx will receive C$2 million worth of African Energy Metals and a 3% net smelter return royalty. Staff Writer | January 18, 2023 | 10:03 am
Zambia’s KCM to shut down Nchanga smelter between July and August KCM will spend $27.63 million on the process. Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 6:52 am
Congo picks Symbion to tap methane-filled lake New York’s Symbion Power won a bid to produce electricity from methane trapped in Lake Kivu. Bloomberg News | January 14, 2023 | 11:41 am
CHARTS: Mining stocks gain on tech but remain an afterthought for investors Apple is worth more than the 100 biggest mining companies, three years of global copper production and all the world's seaborne iron ore. Frik Els | January 13, 2023 | 12:20 pm
Superdeep diamond reveals new info on earth’s geological processes A superdeep diamond recovered in Guinea has become the messenger of new information on plate tectonics. Staff Writer | January 12, 2023 | 5:06 am
North America’s top mining CEOs anticipate turbulent year ahead "I don’t think anywhere is perfectly safe to invest right now," said Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2023 | 6:52 am
Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms Hydropower contributes to more than 75% of Zambia's electricity generation. Reuters | January 10, 2023 | 6:28 am
Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global energy. Frik Els | January 9, 2023 | 11:16 am