Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict mineralsInternational lawyers said that Apple uses minerals pillaged from Congo and laundered through international supply chains.Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 7:49 am
Hummingbird Resources sold to Nioko Resources in $17.5m cash dealHummingbird has flagged continued challenges around operational performance at its…Staff Writer | December 16, 2024 | 11:21 am
Copper price: What’s in store for 2025The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year…Frik Els | December 13, 2024 | 5:48 pm
Diamond miners face turning point amid weak prices — report McKinsey & Co. consultants say current downturn presents significant challenges, but it also offers a chance for reinvention. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2024 | 9:23 am
Anglo sells more Amplats shares ahead of spinoff of platinum unit The total offering size is about $535 million, according to a bookrunner. Reuters | November 26, 2024 | 7:55 am
Platinum market faces third consecutive deficit in 2025, WPIC says Platinum market deficit will be lower in 2025 than 2024, WPIC says. Reuters | November 26, 2024 | 6:44 am
Zambia miners rescued after nationwide power outage Zambia suffered a nationwide blackout following a power system disturbance. Reuters | November 25, 2024 | 7:15 am
Hummingbird shares plummet on Kouroussa missed targets The mine’s four-week trailing average production reached almost 1,900 ounces, below the 2,000 to 2,500 ounces range Hummingbird expected. Staff Writer | November 25, 2024 | 5:15 am
Mining’s old guard needs strong medicine A new report details subpar investor returns in the mining industry over the last decade, particularly big cap diversified companies which have not adapted to new realities. Frik Els | November 22, 2024 | 3:29 pm
Congo’s Gecamines offers $1 million to block Chinese deal with Chemaf Chemaf agreed to sell its assets to Chinese defence and industrial giant, China North Industries Corp, or Norinco in June. Reuters | November 22, 2024 | 7:54 am
Ivanhoe’s Kipushi zinc mine in the DRC officially reopens The restart marked exactly a century since the mine first went into production. Staff Writer | November 21, 2024 | 10:48 am
Sierra Leone woos miners to clean energy with $11 billion plan Most mining firms rely on their own diesel supplies to extract iron ore, diamonds, rutile and bauxite in the resource-rich country. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2024 | 7:35 am