Congo to buy out UAE partner in gold venture as shipments slumpThe partnership sold 5 tons of hand-mined gold, worth about $300 million, in its first year of operation.Bloomberg News | June 12, 2024 | 10:00 am
Zambia to set up mineral investment and trading unitThe country, which produced 698,000 tonnes of copper in 2023,…Reuters | June 12, 2024 | 7:43 am
Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complexIvanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula…Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 9:58 am
Anglo shareholder LGIM supports break-up plan as BHP circles LGIM is among Anglo's biggest investors with a stake of about 2%. Reuters | May 20, 2024 | 10:01 am
Implats seals $500 million black investor deal This will result in black investors holding a 13% interest in the company and the Bafokeng business it acquired last year. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2024 | 9:21 am
Zimbabwe asks miners to ramp up gold output to support new currency Zimbabwe has been accumulating gold reserves at the central bank’s vaults to back the ZiG, short for Zimbabwe Gold. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2024 | 8:21 am
BHP debates improved Anglo bid as time runs out in takeover saga BHP faces a critical question: what would it take to draw the smaller company to the negotiating table within the next few days? Bloomberg News | May 18, 2024 | 2:03 pm
Mali signs agreement with Ganfeng to operate Goulamina lithium mine Ganfeng Lithium will set up a spodumene plant which will start production by the end of the year. Reuters | May 17, 2024 | 8:53 am
Billionaire-backed KoBold, Midnight Sun team up for Zambia copper discovery US-based startup supported by high-profile investors such as Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is venturing into Zambia's rich copper belt. Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2024 | 8:13 am
Hummingbird shares soar on restarting of Guinea mine Hummingbird's Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea was closed for two-months due to a strike by Corica Mining, its main contractor. Staff Writer | May 17, 2024 | 5:21 am
Zijin Mining to produce 50% more copper by 2028 China's top copper producer plans to increase output of the metal by 4% in 2025 and to 1.5.-1.6m tonnes, or 50%, in four years. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2024 | 3:56 am
Biden open to easing sanctions on billionaire Gertler in return for Congo exit The Treasury Department is willing to grant limited sanctions in return for Gertler relinquishing his royalty streams on three strategic projects. Bloomberg News | May 16, 2024 | 3:24 pm