Africa Top Stories

Rio Tinto inks agreement with Madagascar government on QMM operations

Deal will enhance the benefits for the people of Madagascar and support a sustainable future for the ilmenite mine, Rio says.

Staff Writer | August 23, 2023 | 12:12 pm

Billionaire Agarwal pledges to pay Zambia creditors before retaking mine

Vedanta is ready to pay $250 million owed to suppliers…

Bloomberg News | August 23, 2023 | 8:07 am

Miners hope to keep ‘gold shining’ in Mali despite ownership law

Some of Mali's top gold producers said a new law…

Reuters | August 23, 2023 | 7:49 am

Lucara unearths 692-carat diamond at Karowe mine in Botswana

The diamond represents the fourth +300 carat diamond recovered year…

Staff Writer | August 22, 2023 | 11:32 am

Momentum builds for Piedmont Lithium’s ambitious production plans as portfolio expands in Africa

The Australian company aims to become one of the world’s…

Amanda Stutt | August 18, 2023 | 11:23 am

AngloGold earmarks $143 million for new tailings in Brazil

It will be Brazil's first large gold producer to have eliminated all upstream tailings at its assets in Minas Gerais and Goiás states.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2022 | 8:40 am

Indonesia accounts for over 50% of deforestation caused by large-scale mining

Coal extraction in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan drove the mining-related deforestation in the country.

Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 5:05 am

Trevali managers found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso

The sentences are related to a flash flood that trapped and killed eight miners in April at the company’s Perkoa zinc operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2022 | 3:48 am

Petra Diamonds to pay dividends after three-year turnaround

CEO Richard Duffy said the results capped "the turnround begun three years ago” amid a diamond market that “remains broadly supportive.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2022 | 6:23 am

Fortuna finds more gold at Sunbird ahead of first gold at Seguela

Seguela will be Fortuna’s fifth mine, and is expected to produce 133,000 oz. gold a year.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 2:26 pm

Dubai-based owner of South Africa mine waste dam probing breach

The collapse of the dam triggered heavy flooding and resulted in three people dying and property being damaged.

Reuters | September 12, 2022 | 7:02 am

Ivanhoe, Gecamines kick off construction at Kipushi zinc mine in DRC

On care and maintenance since 1993, Kipushi will be one of the world's highest-grade zinc mines when it begins production in 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2022 | 3:43 am

South Africa mine dam wall collapses, killing one and injuring 40

The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein.

Reuters | September 11, 2022 | 9:56 am

Fatal accident at Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula mine in Congo

It occurred in a development area at the underground Kansoko mine when a ground fall struck an employee.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2022 | 5:19 am

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