De Beers signs 10-year sales deal for Botswana diamondsThe pact with Botswana’s government covers a new 10-year sales deal for Debswana’s rough diamond production through to 2033.Bloomberg News | October 1, 2023 | 8:37 am
How South Africa botched its first coal power-plant transitionKey ministers in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government have attacked the…Bloomberg News | September 30, 2023 | 11:34 pm
Striking South African coal port workers reject wage offerVolumes shipped at RBCT have dropped to the lowest level…Bloomberg News | September 29, 2023 | 7:00 am
Graphite poised to do a lithium Carmakers “are waking up” to often overlooked anode material accounting for nearly half the mass of battery cells by inking upstream deals. Frik Els | November 23, 2022 | 11:42 am
Chinese mining deals under review as Congo targets windfall profits The Democratic Republic of Congo wants a mining deal it signed with China more than a decade ago to be reworked. Bloomberg News | November 23, 2022 | 7:43 am
Barrick Gold, Endeavour Mining complete Mankono project sale in Côte d’Ivoire The Mankono Sissédougou project, bought by Montage Gold, is contiguous to its own Koné gold project. Staff Writer | November 22, 2022 | 10:15 am
Trafigura gets $600m from Africa’s TDB for Congo cobalt mines Funding will enable Trafigura to complete Congo miner Chemaf's new mechanized mine at Mutoshi, processing plant in Kolwezi, and the expansion of its Etoile mine. Reuters | November 21, 2022 | 10:56 am
Endeavour Mining finds potential new flagship gold project in West Africa The miner has made what it calls a "major" greenfield gold discovery on its 100%-owned Tanda-Iguela property in Côte d’Ivoire. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2022 | 3:52 am
Egypt to start building $11 billion wind farm from 2024 The construction of one of the world’s largest wind farms in Egypt is set to start in 2024 and could provide electricity to Europe and Saudi Arabia. Bloomberg News | November 20, 2022 | 1:13 pm
Mali forms new state-owned miner The company, Société de Recherche et d'Exploitation Minière du Mali (Sorem SA), will be fully funded by the state. Staff Writer | November 18, 2022 | 6:28 am
Massive emerald cluster sets new record at Gemfields auction The Kafubu Cluster, found at the Kagem mine in Zambia in 2020, became the most expensive single emerald item ever sold by Gemfields. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2022 | 5:11 am
South Africa’s PIC won’t sell stake key to platinum takeover battle South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. said it’s decided against selling its shares in Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd. Bloomberg News | November 17, 2022 | 7:48 am